Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[jetcrafter]

1452z
CLEAN 21 flight on 254.6 here talking about a 1529z time at Bangor to pick up next tanker.

1458z 339.500 TABORs doing trivia on A-A freq.
1518z CLEAN 21 flight now refueling on 254.6
1518z Getting TABOR 81 flight A-A now on 274.5

 

[freqhopping]

EAMs on HF GCS from PULLOVER. Best signal on 15016.

 

[freqhopping]

Some other aviation activity today by Virgin Galactic
VGX03
VGX06

VGX03 transponder maxxed out at 62000ft and stopped transmitting.

 

[BM82557]

B52-H GRIMM 23 61-0003 near a lot of sand --

 

[jetcrafter]

1538z
TABOR 81 is now on the boom with CLEAN 31 on 236.75
81 flight was VERY chatty on 274.5 Good stuff!
1605z Still hearing boom freq 236.75 here and CLEAN 32 has taken over the refueling now. Comms are starting to fade and get noisy, but readable.

 

[Madfox]

17-46031/CLEAN22 & 18-46051/CLEAN32 both for BIKF

 

[mdmonitor]

1150- SAM 554 (C-37 # 06-0500 AE206D) inbound to ADW. Departed from Chattanooga TN

 

[Tech792]

1157- Hearing ARMY 644 ( 09-00644) MC-12W talking to Lakehurst ground on 230.875 in FM. Usual patterns around Lakehurst.

 

[jetcrafter]

I have a flight of two MV-22s up here in VR-840 Sounded like ELVIS 11 flight of two 4.5-500' AGL VR-840. Heard on 255.400 entering route working FAA Bangor Radio. Ron's list shows ELVIS as - MV-22B 26 MEU VMM-261 MCAS New River NC.

Does anyone have any A-A freqs for these guys?

 

[hill]

CAP fighters chating on 373.825 about trying find the Baltimore Orioles park.

 

[MMID303]

They need to fly over Mont Alto near Waynesboro...having a tractor pull lol.

 

[Mark]

Some old school Navy noise I didn't know that there were so many that could still fly.. Hard to start engines.
Behold The Fiery Mechanical Symphony Of Eight TBM Avengers Throttling-Up Their Radials At Night (thedrive.com)

 

[BM82557]

Delaware TFR -

1/0534 NOTAM Details

Effective Date(s):
		From May 25, 2021 at 2115 UTC (May 25, 2021 at 1715 EDT)
		To May 26, 2021 at 0100 UTC (May 25, 2021 at 2100 EDT)

 

[mdmonitor]

Some old school Navy noise I didn't know that there were so many that could still fly.. Hard to start engines.
Behold The Fiery Mechanical Symphony Of Eight TBM Avengers Throttling-Up Their Radials At Night (thedrive.com)

Mark

Thanks for that one.

My Uncle (now deceased) was a belly gunner in a TBF Avenger in WWII. He claimed the only reason he got assigned that job was because he was short & thin (at the time).

He used to tell us stories of his adventures riding in that bubble. The only way in or out was while it was on the ground. I can't imagine riding in that small capsule during those flights.

 

[mdmonitor]

Anyone know how the Coronet callsigns are allocated? Is it by service, i.e. Trend=USAF, Tabor=USMC, etc? Or is it totally random?

 

[mdmonitor]

0820- Nobles on 370.975 chatting about topping off fuel before heading back.

 

[mdmonitor]

0842- SAM 549 (C-37 # 18-1942 AE6961) off ADW heading south.

 

[Mark]

Dover has a C-17 and C-5M space A flights to Colorado Springs this Tuesday. USAF Academy graduation is Weds.
I think they usually take the USAF band etc as they bus them in from DC area.
Prob a few SAM type flights from Andrews will head out there for Pentagon Brass.

 

[mdmonitor]

0914- Noble 11 flt check in w/Guard Dog (350.25)

0918- Noble 01 w/Guard Dog requesting RTB Savannah. Noble 11 flt says good bye to Noble 01 flt on 370.975 then pushes to Aux 14 (373.825)

 

[mdmonitor]

1000- ADS-B showing Wide 32 (KC-135R # 59-1483 OH ANG Columbus OH) on way in to CAP.

1025- Wide 32 tells Noble 11 they are having trouble with the boom and they don't feel comfortable trying to refuel Nobles. Wide 32 checks in w/Huntress requesting another tanker.

1029- ADS-B showing Shado 22 (E-6B # 164387 AE0414 VQ-4 Det) coming in from Atlantic heading for southern NJ.