Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[TerryPavlick]

Air Force aircraft intercepted a plane on VHF Guard and want them to go to 126.45 ? Didn’t think they would want to switch frequencies.

Trying to get the aircraft to talk to ATC radar to clear them out of the area.

Took the delay from 4 to 2 seconds on 260.900
Added ATC New York Center freq 335.600 which is the area where they are working the targets

 

[RaleighGuy]

RCH737T 03-3125 headed east bound over PA. Looks like they landed at McGuire.

CAP got silent, they go home for the night?

 

[Mark]

RCH737T 03-3125 headed east bound over PA.
CAP got silent, they go home for the night?

Short CAP, was napping here and missed it
DEMON-12 out of A/C Southbound now over to ZDC 257.700 push 305.200 Pax River
talking about their 2 hour airspace reservation and R4002.

 

[helicoptersofdc]

Andrew

Does you "system" track DHS?FBI?DEA helos aas well?

mdmonitor: it does to the extent they are seen over the city by our network of CopterSpotters, and now starting to add coverage from DCA tower radio. Though I'm not sure I'd use the word "track" as much as "periodically reports." here's an example of what we were able to pull together regarding DHS copters over inauguration week

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1351374244886831106

 

[freqhopping]

AE5387 GREYHAWK10 inbound to Langley, not Oceana.

 

[Mark]

Looks like a DE State Police helo is now joining in ( N1SP )

Rgr that is always now TROOPER 5 on the local radio tower..
Kind of new as Delaware always had a TROOPER 2,4,6.
Trooper 5 callsign seems new since inauguration.. It just hovers over rte 13 near airport
as movements start.

2105 local DEECEE-90 KC-135 61-0307 coming off Hawaii hop NE bound from Los Angeles area.
Winter break

 

[BM82557]

While out today I had MUSEL 10 71-58277 AE624F along with one other that did not show on ADSB overfly my location at about 500 ft altitude. That reminded me that the UH-1N is coming up for replacement by the MH-139A . Anyone hear anything on when the 1st Helicopter Squadron will start receiving theirs? --

First encounter with Grey Wolf

Members of the U.S. Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron here got their first look at the MH-139A Grey Wolf in Richmond, Virginia, as it made its way from the Boeing production line in Philadelphia,

www.jba.af.mil

 

[Mark]

While out today I had MUSEL 10 71-58277 AE624F along with one other that did not show on ADSB overfly my location at about 500 ft altitude. That reminded me that the UH-1N is coming up for replacement by the MH-139A . Anyone hear anything on when the 1st Helicopter Squadron will start receiving theirs? --

First encounter with Grey Wolf

Members of the U.S. Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron here got their first look at the MH-139A Grey Wolf in Richmond, Virginia, as it made its way from the Boeing production line in Philadelphia,

www.jba.af.mil

Supposed to start deliveries later this year but haven't heard or seen anything new in Philly area for a while.
A lot of new choppers out of Philly Boeing will fly just down river to KILG to test their Tacan system on runway 1.
Haven't heard anything new lately.
That contract was signed with USAF in 2018.. Time to get moving

 

[BM82557]

Supposed to start deliveries later this year but haven't heard or seen anything new in Philly area for a while.
A lot of new choppers out of Philly Boeing will fly just down river to KILG to test their Tacan system on runway 1.
Haven't heard anything new lately.
That contract was signed with USAF in 2018.. Time to get moving

I agree, 50 years is a long time for a helo.

 

[Mark]

0530 local CAP getting ready with ADVISE-61 tanker and Huntress 260.900.
I think is tanker KC-10 83-0079..
0540 NOBLE-01 on ZDC Bay 379.300 guess inbound req blocks 230-240
0546 NOBLE 01 comes up on tanker boom 247.050
0546 NOBLE-01 says be patient as first time with a Extender,may have to help us out. Tails are 452 and 124.
Not a cloud in the sky but breezy already,may spot them from time to time.

 

[mdmonitor]

0750- Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01 CGAS Wash) off DCA heading east. Currently off the NJ coast at 2,500 ft. Maybe maintenance/pilot check flt?

 

[Mark]

0750- Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01 CGAS Wash) off DCA heading east. Currently off the NJ coast at 2,500 ft. Maybe maintenance/pilot check flt?

Dropping into Cape May County airport.. Odd stop. Checking out the Commandant's beach house?
I guess CG Cape May is near by..

 

[Mark]

Another odd KC-46A glitch.. Kind of hard to do a quick scramble.

The KC-46 tanker’s most infamous problem isn’t the one that impacts pilots the most (defensenews.com)

 

[ra7850]

Air Force aircraft intercepted a plane on VHF Guard and want them to go to 126.45 ? Didn’t think they would want to switch frequencies.

I heard this as well in Northeastern PA.

 

[Tech792]

0915 CAP fighter intermittently showing on TIS-B (~2780C3) at FL230

 

[mdmonitor]

0915- Titan 25 (E-4B # 73-1677 ADFEB4) off ADW heading west.

 

[Mark]

Another RAF A332 tanker out of Ft Hood eastbound RRR2139 ZZ333 again.
Yesterday was a French AF A332 also out of Ft Hood.. Not sure what goes on down there.
Dropping off troops for something?

 

[pro106import]

Lots of activity in the Northeast also!
Barnes F-15's up in W-105
Killer 1-4
259.9
307.9
259.0
338.1
305.25
309.0

And I'm hearing the Noble's on 247.05 with the CAP
Now the Atlantic City ANG F-16's are doing their own thing down in W-106 or W-107
Devil 1-2
Cosmic 1-2
339.725
294.725
298.6
323.8

Bob
Milford, Ct.

 

[Mark]

1015 local NOBLE 1,2 bugging out towards Richmond A/A chatting about their almost intercept 293.300
They liked the KC-10 for A/R.. smooth tanking.
1021 NOBLES up on ZDC 285.450
1024 unrelated Coms with bullseye chat on 339.725 W-107 freq.
1027 ADVICE-61 with Dover tower 126.350 "single KC-10 we want to do some touch and go's after CAP.. See you in about an hour"

 

[RaleighGuy]

1015 local NOBLE 1,2 bugging out towards Richmond A/A chatting about their almost intercept 293.300

Thought I heard them ask for clearance to Savannah