Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[GriffissSpotter]

According to the FAA SUA website it appears as the VIPER complex will not be active tonight. However, Burlington approach controller seems to contradict this as an aircraft asked him if the VIPER airspace was going to hot tonight and the controller replied with "They're supposed to go out at some point tonight" Also the Vermont Air National Guard's Instagram also seems to support the controller's statement as it says here that between 4/6 - 4/10, takeoffs will occur between 4-8 pm and landings will occur between 9 and 10 pm.

 

[Mark]

Couple of interesting aircraft in the Pacific and elsewhere on ADSBX
MAINE-91 KC-135 #59-1488 inbound Hawaii.. Yeah am sure Maine crew bummed about that LOL.
E11017 French AF A332 (3B7554) off from Tahiti (French Polynesia) coming North towards Hawaii... Maybe Covid drug deliveries.
SAM-082 GLF5 18-1942 coming North from Santiago Chile looks inbound Panama.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Until then Marine 1 will be landing on the eclipse as it did last week.

My apologies, but that should be ELLIPSE not eclipse, can I blame auto-correct for that?

 

[Madfox]

Rgr and thanks for confirmation AirScan testing their booms offshore while heavy Friday NY/NJ area civ traffic clogged the area.
JetBlue had conga line offshore NJ. Prob why they stayed so low in atlitude till they got a ways offshore.

This Altrav has me scratching my head.. MacDill has 24 based KC-135's mostly Reserve crews with lots of Altrav experience
running all mostly fighters up the East Coast. Why bring in two Nebraska area KC-135's GOLD02,92 for this mission?
A mystery for now.. Nebraska KC-135 crews like Kansas big on Buffs and B-2's B-1's so this doesn't make sense unless.. Barksdale/Dyess LOL

Swamp Foxes from SC seem to be a good bet for the Golds, ALTRV for the 11th to cross

 

[Mark]

A C-17 10-0223 had tire fire at Charleston yesterday inbound.
Breaking Aviation News & Videos on Twitter: "C-17 Globemaster catches fire after landing at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, USA. No injuries reported. https://t.co/b0yjvdYKgr https://t.co/bxGdUmVCV7" / Twitter

C-17A mishap Charleston (scramble.nl)

 

[BM82557]

E-4B 73-1677 SONNY 31 ADFEB4 at FL139 decending near Winchester VA, probably heading to ADW
Into ADW at 08:39 local

 

[mdmonitor]

0920- Couple of acft (no calls noted) practicing intercept procedures out in W107/108 (255.0 & 339.725).

 

[mdmonitor]

1020- Several flts of 27th FS F-22s working out in W386 (350.05) Working on discretes (228.45, 233.525 & 255.65). Baron is callsign for flt of 4.

1045- Flt of four KC-10s off WRI & working way south. Team 61 (# 79-1710) Team 62 (#85-0030), Team 73 (#79-1949) & Team 64 (#84-0192). Team 612 advises Team 62 that they & 63 will work together and 62 & 64 will coordinate their split off. Working on discretes (139.875 & 262.025).

 

[BM82557]

TEAM 61/62/63/64 southbound through Delaware approaching Salisbury MD, FL210 - 230, 61=AE01DC, 62=AE0222, 63=AE01DE, 64=ADFEAD

 

[mdmonitor]

1050- DeeCee 90 (KC-135R # 61-0307 756th ARS) off ADW heading west. The 9X callsigns are usually travelling callsigns.

 

[mdmonitor]

1145- EGY 1107 (Egyptian AF C-130 SU-BAM) off BWI heading east. Showing it's usual crazy ADS-B readings.

1200- Just had Reach 557 depart DOV heading south and QSY'd to 132.05. That's a new ZDC freq for me and I can't find it listed anywhere. Anyone have any info on it?

 

[AirScan]

1205- Indian Air Force C-17 inbound ? IFC 2612. Update - into DOV.

 

[AirScan]

1200- Just had Reach 557 depart DOV heading south and QSY'd to 132.05. That's a new ZDC freq for me and I can't find it listed anywhere. Anyone have any info on it?

132.050 is Kenton Low, Sector 53. The RR Database incorrectly shows it as 127.275 but it's been 132.050 for quite a few years now. Kenton is usually combined into Casino 51. In the past it seemed they only used Kenton 132.05 when it got busy, maybe they are just testing the frequency ?

 

[Mark]

1235 Couple of MS A-10's up with one female also A/A 266.600. Talking about Atlantic City range.
Push Dover apch 257.875

 

[AirScan]

Re: Kenton Sector. There is also a LiveATC Feed that covers 132.050. When they have the nearby transmitter turned on you can hear the controller on 132.050 and the aircraft on 127.700 (cross-coupled). They don't seem to use that transmitter all the time so you might not hear the controller ?

 

[BM82557]

E-4B 73-1677 SONNY 31 ADFEB4 at FL139 decending near Winchester VA, probably heading to ADW
Into ADW at 08:39 local

2nd E-4B into ADW at 12:53 local -- 74-0787 CLUB 22 ADFEB5

 

[mdmonitor]

1515- SAM 115 (C-40 # 01-0015 AE115D) land at ADW. Had tour of Europe. Went to Palermo, Sicily then to Luxemburg and stop over at Azores on way home.

 

[mdmonitor]

2nd E-4B into ADW at 12:53 local -- 74-0787 CLUB 22 ADFEB5

Maybe SecDef getting ready to go out of town?

 

[mdmonitor]

1529- Titan 25 (E-4B # 73-1677 ADFEB4) off ADW heading northeast. Working ZDC Woodstown (125.45)

 

[Mark]

1050- DeeCee 90 (KC-135R # 61-0307 756th ARS) off ADW heading west. The 9X callsigns are usually travelling callsigns.

DEECEE90 showing San Fran Bay area at FL360 so maybe Hawaii bound to join MAINE-91 maybe?
MAINE-91 scheduled back to Bangor Monday from Hickam.
SAM-185 99-0003 showing Seattle landing KHMR Sacramento Mather airport.
SAM-185 doing go around? Must have not liked something.Was on final at 350 feet. Don't see that often.
SAM-185 going around again after touch and go. Listening to: NORCAL App (EXPO/127.4) | Sacramento, California, United States | LiveATC.net