Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[BM82557]

B52 60-0023 GRIM 21 AE587C airborne 01:21z --

 

[MMID303]

Around 6:30pm 193rd Special Operations Wing doing some touch & goes (?) At Hagerstown Md. Flew directly over my neighborhood.

 

[RaleighGuy]

MAY 5


At 10:05AM EDT, the Vice President will travel to Providence, Rhode Island. The departure from Joint Base Andrews and arrival at T.F. Green International Airport

At 4:55PM EDT, the Vice President will depart Rhode Island en route Washington, DC. The departure from T.F. Green International Airport and arrival at Joint Base Andrews

 

[Mark]

Yesterday seems RCH-841 C-5M 85-0001 diverted back to KDOV from Minot taking long way to burn fuel.
Departed Dover last night around 0400z to Northeast. Guess they fixed it.
MC841 (RCH841) Air Mobility Command Flight Tracking and History 04-May-2021 (KMIB-KDOV) - FlightAware

 

[mdmonitor]

Since I was on the roof anyways, I decided to relocate my mode-S antenna from the attic. Not a huge increase in height, but there is an obvious gain to the far south and west.

View attachment 103209

Freq

Impressive

Does your VHF/UHF reception have same coverage?

 

[mdmonitor]

0815- EGY 1109 (Egyptian AF C-130 # 1279) off BWI working Potomac (118.95) heading southwest. Usually heads home after visiting BWI.

 

[mdmonitor]

MAY 5


At 10:05AM EDT, the Vice President will travel to Providence, Rhode Island. The departure from Joint Base Andrews and arrival at T.F. Green International Airport

At 4:55PM EDT, the Vice President will depart Rhode Island en route Washington, DC. The departure from T.F. Green International Airport and arrival at Joint Base Andrews

Trip to RI not showing on official sked.

 

[mdmonitor]

Trip to RI not showing on official sked.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

09:30 - HELLCAT 31 flight of 4 with ZBW (UCA09/ART08), heading to Viper.
09:33 - JESTY 11 flight cleared into Viper.
09:38 - LINCOLN 21 flight cleared into Viper.
09:41 - Hits on 349.7
09:56 - Hits on 226.3

 

[mdmonitor]

0925- GAF 554 (German AF A-310 10+25) off Dulles heading west. Came into Dulles yesterday.

0930- Gotta bunch of 71st FS T-38s out in W386. 4 Vodkas & 2 Migs.

0935- Couple of flts of 121st FS DC ANG F-16s out in W107/108. Wild working on 255.0 & Angry working 288.4. Also working on 307.275 which I have listed as ZDC Super Hi NJ?

 

[RaleighGuy]

Trip to RI not showing on official sked.

According to VP Office it is on the official schedule, you might have been looking at the POTUS schedule on Factbase.

 

[mdmonitor]

According to VP Office it is on the official schedule, you might have been looking at the POTUS schedule on Factbase.

Yea, my bad. When I read your post I didn't see the VP & assumed it was POTUS.

 

[CYUL]

Since I was on the roof anyways, I decided to relocate my mode-S antenna from the attic. Not a huge increase in height, but there is an obvious gain to the far south and west.

View attachment 103209

What type of cable are you using?

 

[RaleighGuy]

Soooo- the VP's Office is controlling the POTUS sked. Hmmm---sign of things to come?

NO! That is the Vice President's trip and schedule, it is not AF1! Nothing to do with the president.

 

[CYUL]

09:30 - HELLCAT 31 flight of 4 with ZBW (UCA09/ART08), heading to Viper.
09:33 - JESTY 11 flight cleared into Viper.
09:38 - LINCOLN 21 flight cleared into Viper.
09:41 - Hits on 349.7
09:56 - Hits on 226.3

226.3 and 314.4 active, good signal here.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

226.3 and 314.4 active, good signal here.

HELLCAT 33 in the northern part of Viper RTB to BTV as a single ship, no emergency.
Also I'm getting comms on 226.8
10:25 - Getting 314.4 for the first time.
10:37 - JESTY 11 flight of 4 RTB to BTV

 

[RaleighGuy]

AF2 99-0003 headed to Rhode Island while Second Gentleman is at ADW preparing for trip to Allentown.

SAM396 11-0550 GLF5, departing ADW headed north, prehaps going to Allentown with SG

 

[GriffissSpotter]

10:40 - LINCOLN 21 flight of 2 RTB to BTV
10:41 - HELLCAT 31 flight of 3 RTB to BTV

 

[jaymatt1978]

ZDC Super Hi N J is 281.4500 and it has been HOT this morning

0925- GAF 554 (German AF A-310 10+25) off Dulles heading west. Came into Dulles yesterday.

0930- Gotta bunch of 71st FS T-38s out in W386. 4 Vodkas & 2 Migs.

0935- Couple of flts of 121st FS DC ANG F-16s out in W107/108. Wild working on 255.0 & Angry working 288.4. Also working on 307.275 which I have listed as ZDC Super Hi NJ?

 

[TerryPavlick]

ZDC Super Hi N J is 281.4500 and it has been HOT this morning

281.450 is the UHF side of 133.125 from Atlantic City remote. It is not a Super or Ultra High freq.

Atlantic City, NJ - RCAG

Frequency License Type Tone Alpha Tag Description Mode Tag
133.12500 BM ZDC59 SEI-H Sector 59 Sea Isle High AM Aircraft
281.45000 BM ZDC59 SEI-H Sector 59 Sea Isle High AM Aircraft

High Altitude is defined as from 23,000' to 33,000' (FL330 - Flight Level 330). Ultra High Altitude is defined as above 33,000' (above FL330). 133.125 is the sector above the low altitude 127.700 ATC sector.