Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[mdmonitor]

1045- Migs also working (228.45) with Cowboy & Mexico flts (F-22s 27th FS) & Bash flt (F-22s 149th FS VA ANG)

1100- Unid acft (no call noted--sound like tankers) working on USAF common (303.0) w/unheard acft advising they will be in contact every 30 mins.

 

[AirScan]

1100- Unid acft (no call noted--sound like tankers) working on USAF common (303.0) w/unheard acft advising they will be in contact every 30 mins.

Did it sound turbopropish ? Wonder if it's the 2 RCAF P-3s chatting ? They would just barely be in range of each other.

 

[mdmonitor]

Did it sound turbopropish ? Wonder if it's the 2 RCAF P-3s chatting ? They would just barely be in range of each other.

No, didn't hear anything like that. Sounded just like when the McGuire guys use 268.025.

 

[AirScan]

No, didn't hear anything like that. Sounded just like when the McGuire guys use 268.025.

No tankers showing on ADSBx except for TOPCAT 3, but they appeared to still be on the gtound at 1100. How loud/close do you figure they were when you heard them ?

 

[mdmonitor]

No tankers showing on ADSBx except for TOPCAT 3, but they appeared to still be on the gtound at 1100. How loud/close do you figure they were when you heard them ?

Just had some longer comms on 303.0. ?Molson? 1 (sounded like) told other acft the maybe they were too far apart for working on 303.0. #1 advises that ETA for destination is 1739Z so will be on ground for about an hour before #2 arrives.

1138- Second RCAF P-3 is just coming into view ( for our area) on ADS-B, is over NYC. So you're probably correct in that these are the two acft working on 303.0. First time I've heard 303.0 in use around here for quite awhile.

 

[Chris52]

Heard KING03 for the first time talking to Pax, advising they will be in the restricted area for a bit

 

[mdmonitor]

1142- 320.95 just became active with data signal. Usually signifies some PAX UAV flt. So far no UAV showing on ADS-B.

 

[mdmonitor]

Heard KING03 for the first time talking to Pax, advising they will be in the restricted area for a bit

Chris

Which freq did they use?

 

[BM82557]

1142- 320.95 just became active with data signal. Usually signifies some PAX UAV flt. So far no UAV showing on ADS-B.

Nothing received at my location

Ok, no sooner posted that and now it is being received

11:58 local -- faded out

 

[AirScan]

#1 advises that ETA for destination is 1739Z so will be on ground for about an hour before #2 arrives.

Sounds suspiciously like those 2 P-3s ? My guess is they are heading to Marietta for maintenance ? If so and looking at their ground speeds the times would be close to what they are saying.

 

[Chris52]

Chris

Which freq did they use?

My apologies

250.85

 

[mdmonitor]

1335- Sundog 01 (T-38 # 68-08185- female pilot) & Sundog 02 (T-38 # 63-08218) from 71st FS working ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) & ZDC Franklin (290.425)

1349 Dragon 01 (T-38 # 62-03772) & Dragon 02 (T-38 # 63-08133) working in W386 (236.55).

1405- IAM 0114 (Italian AF KC-46 MM62227) land at ADW.

 

[RaleighGuy]

1005- SAM 807 (C-37 # 11-0550 AE4DDD) off ADW heading west.
1015- Following right behind SAM 807 is SAM 770 (C-32 # 98-0002 ADFEB8) heading west.

Interesting No VP or State Dept travel scheduled for today, not sure where SAM807 went but SAM770 is currently over Yuma AZ

Noticing something new recently AF2 (today 01-0015 AE115D) has been followed by a backup plane Callsign SAM2A (today 02-0042 AE11F8) currently headed back to JBA from Los Angeles

 

[GriffissSpotter]

VTANG F-35s Afternoon Flight:
CRAZY 11
THUMPER 21
CORSAIR 31 (x4) *Only confirmed number of jets*
KINGFISH 41 (RTB at 1405)
A-A freqs observed by me: 226.300 (Viper Common), 234.800, and 226.800.

 

[mdmonitor]

Heard KING03 for the first time talking to Pax, advising they will be in the restricted area for a bit

Chris

The Kings are the new CH-53K helos (hence the King callsign) under test/development for the Navy & USMC

 

[jsoergel]

NAS Jax is evacuating. Some heading west to TX, some heading north. Had a group land at KLCK and now another one maybe north towards Detroit.

Also of note, GREYHAWK 45 (AE5E52) conducted AR with JAKE 12 (63-7992) in Snowbird MOA. That confirms AE5E52 as an E-2D.

 

[mdmonitor]

1440- Unid acft (no call noted) working ZDC Sea Isle (281.45) ADS-B showing PA01 (T-38) off NJ Coast, probably heading home to Langley. At 1450 Panama 1 check in w/ZDC Salisbury (257.7) at FL260.

 

[Chris52]

Pax Area

150191 (whoever that is) has been doing some interesting minovers in the area

KING02 still making it’s circles off Pax, its been up there a while

Tester 13, 14, 72 and 73 all up

Score60 also flying around in the southern portion of the Chesapeake

I’ll be seeing GRIFN22 soon hopefully as they will fly over

VVAX315 flew down to Pax but quickly flew back north

 

[Mark]

1440- Unid acft (no call noted) working ZDC Sea Isle (281.45) ADS-B showing PA01 (T-38) off NJ Coast, probably heading home to Langley.

Yeah he sure boogied Southbound quickly from Pease.. Interesting as you posted earlier I was just leaving house when 303.000
came alive... Old long time AF common I hadn't heard in years
1456 Sounded like MARE-01 single on ZDC 257.700

 

[mdmonitor]

Yeah he sure boogied Southbound quickly from Pease.. Interesting as you posted earlier I was just leaving house when 303.000
came alive... Old long time AF common I hadn't heard in years
1456 Sounded like MARE-01 single on ZDC 257.700

Mark

He's boogieing all right.. He's doing over 500 MPH