Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[AirScan]

0839 localJust saw fighter jet either a T38 or F16 buzz northbound low altitude towards KILG..

08:35 DUSTER 01 working Reading Approach. 08:46 to PHL Approach 269.250, no joy back with Reading, now trying 317.550. Now PHL Approach asking unid aircraft to tell DUSTER 1 to go to 323.100. 08:50 working PHL Approach. 08:53 DUSTER 02 to Reading Approach. 08:57 Both on Reading 257.900.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

0848 APEX01 MQ-9 174th ATKW/Hancock Field (KSYR) climbing to FL210 to the South Hold Point heard on LiveATC ZBW (UCA09/ART08)

0855 APEX01 working in the GRIMM Alpha airspace, block altitude FL210-230(I think that is what I heard), heard on LiveATC ZBW (UCA09/ART08).

0859 APEX01 frequency change to tactical approved, monitor guard, heard on LiveATC ZBW (UCA09/ART08).

 

[Mark]

08:35 DUSTER 01 working Reading Approach. 08:46 to PHL Approach 269.250, no joy back with Reading, now trying 317.550. Now PHL Approach asking unid aircraft to tell DUSTER 1 to go to 323.100. 08:50 working PHL Approach. 08:53 DUSTER 02 to Reading Approach.

Thanks.. saw second T38 just a few minutes ago boogying below cloud deck headed same way.
Not shy about zooming along

 

[AirScan]

Not shy about zooming along

So much for the 250 knots below 10,000 (I know it doesn't apply to mil). I wonder what they are up to ?

 

[Mark]

Second one looked like the T tail section painted black.. Yeah prob doing 400+ easy..
Hot dog USAF guys from Holloman

 

[mdmonitor]

08:35 DUSTER 01 working Reading Approach. 08:46 to PHL Approach 269.250, no joy back with Reading, now trying 317.550. Now PHL Approach asking unid aircraft to tell DUSTER 1 to go to 323.100. 08:50 working PHL Approach. 08:53 DUSTER 02 to Reading Approach. 08:57 Both on Reading 257.900.

Their flying too low for me to hear them on my gear.

 

[AirScan]

For GS, EASY 21 (4 F35s) off BTV at 09:24 heading to VIPER.

 

[MilAirNJ]

Picked up brief comms on 288.200. Could not understand what they were saying either. Not showing in any of my frequency lists. Does anyone have an idea? Southern NJ

 

[GriffissSpotter]

AirScan, I heard a flight of fighters get cleared into the VIPER airspace from FL260-500 on LiveATC ZBW (UCA09/ART08) but I could only make out the number "21" I couldn't quite hear the callsign. They got cleared to switch to tactical and right after that I picked up static and faint voices on 226.3 (VIPER common)
Also PYTHON01 cleared GRIMM All, Block Altitude FL190-210 on LiveATC ZBW (UCA09/ART08) I also picked up PYTHON01 on my scanner on 135.25 (ZBW ART08)
Also on my post about APEX01, the airspace was GRIMM "All" not GRIMM "Alpha" like I thought I heard and Block altitude is FL190-210, my apologies.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

For GS, EASY 21 (4 F35s) off BTV at 09:24 heading to VIPER.

I just saw this post, thank you!

 

[mdmonitor]

Picked up brief comms on 288.200. Could not understand what they were saying either. Not showing in any of my frequency lists. Does anyone have an idea? Southern NJ

I have that freq as ZDC Casanova sector which is in VA.

 

[MilAirNJ]

I have that freq as ZDC Casanova sector which is in VA.

Thanks!

 

[mdmonitor]

0954- Wardog flt (A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG) working in the PAX areas (281.8 305.2). Another flt of MD ANG A-10s (Colt) working at DOV (257.875).

1010- Hearing some weak xmissions on 249.8 (Giantkiller W107/108). ADS-B showing KC-10s Sank 01 (79-1712 AE01DD) & Slog 02 (# 83-0079 AE0216) working out in W107/108.

 

[AirScan]

They got cleared to switch to tactical and right after that I picked up static and faint voices on 226.3 (VIPER common)

Given their altitude you should be able to get them loud and clear ? How far are you from the airspace ? At 09:54 BREW 11 (3 F35s) off BTV heading to VIPER.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Given their altitude you should be able to get them loud and clear ? At 09:54 BREW 11 (3 F35s) off BTV heading to VIPER.

I couldn't hear them on my ZBW channels on my scanner, maybe once they get closer, nothing on VIPER common yet.
Also those Drone tactical frequencies you gave me have been silent.

 

[AirScan]

Also those Drone tactical frequencies you gave me have been silent.

Okay thanks for that. I'm guessing they use multiple frequencies ?

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Okay thanks for that. I'm guessing they use multiple frequencies ?

1014 I just picked up low and broken comms on 314.4. I believe that's the VT F-35's tactical right?

 

[mdmonitor]

1015- Both Northrop Grumman CRJ-7s (Scan 04 N804X & Scan 05 N805X) working on Northrop discrete (123.225) off the southern NJ coast.

 

[mdmonitor]

1014 I just picked up low and broken comms on 314.4. I believe that's the VT F-35's tactical right?

GS,

Yes, the VT F-35s used that freq as an A-A when they came through our area awhile ago.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Okay thanks for that. I'm guessing they use multiple frequencies ?

Check that, at 1018 I picked up "GHOST01 to PYTHON01" on 271.1 for the drones. GHOST01 said they were switching to some other channel because he could barely hear PYTHON01.