Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[GriffissSpotter]

SPADE should be VMA-231 Harriers.

McGuire metro still working Ron as SPADE-31 got wx from them Ok. Rare to hear metro requests anymore.
Hope our guy up at Griffiss catches these guys Almost sound like slow movers as heard them
chatting quite a while on 319.500

1425 SPADE-31 req wx at KRME for next 2 hours from McGuire metro 239.800
Getting activity on Philly apch 319.500 and ZNY Milton 269.100.
Sounds like flight of 3 chatting on 319.500 mentions possible popup storm over Rome NY area.
Seems like they are using 319.500 as A/A. One of them got Atis and will be landing runway 15.

Don’t worry guys I got them! At least the first flight of 2, I left before the other 3 came in as I didn’t know there was more. I’ll be spotting them more this week as they’re working the VR routes in the Adirondack Mountains. OTIS 34 (KC-130J/170038/MCAS Cherry Point) brought the maintainers and other equipment up with them. Got to talk to one of the pilots, super nice guy!

 

[mdmonitor]

1619- Noble 21 flt working ZDC Patuxent requesting routing to Reading/Compton at FL210. Noble 11 flt requesting direct to Langley. Noble 21 QSYs to ZDC Dupont (307.25). Noble 11 declares IFE for Noble 12 who has flt control issues. Noble 11 advises no assistance required at this time & request block FL170-190. Request granted.

 

[mdmonitor]

Asked a fellow listener down in FL about AL ANG freqs.

Here's what he sent:


Here is what I have from my files with last heard date.



277.45000 AM AL ANG 187th FW F-16C air-air 1/3/2020

283.70000 AM AL ANG 187th FW F-16C air-air 1/21/2020

294.72500 AM AL ANG 187th FW F-16C air-air 5/18/2017



Think Mac heard 277.450 and 283.700 as recent as this May.

Have not heard their VHF’s in some time.



I know when they flew the CAP down here, they also used Satcom.

Heard them mention calling HUNTRESS and BAMA OPS on Satcom.

 

[Tech792]

1637- WOODWARD calling OFFSIDE on 311.00 "you got a copy?" "Woodward is off the deck at this time". Sounded like CB radio chatter.
I see an E-6 over MD heading north. Assume its him. Looks like he just departed PAX.
Also, a DH-8C (15-00577) over central NJ talking to Lakehurst ground 230.75 AM. Looks like he's starting the usual test patterns at FL150.

 

[mdmonitor]

1635- Trig 73 (E-6B # 164387 VQ-4) off PAX heading northeast. Pete caught them on 311.0 as well. Woodward is today's TACAMO back-end callsign & Offside is today's GEP (Ground Entry Point) callsign.

 

[Chris52]

1637- WOODWARD calling OFFSIDE on 311.00 "you got a copy?" "Woodward is off the deck at this time". Sounded like CB radio chatter.
I see an E-6 over MD heading north. Assume its him. Looks like he just departed PAX.
Also, a DH-8C (15-00577) over central NJ talking to Lakehurst ground 230.75 AM. Looks like he's starting the usual test patterns at FL150.

I heard that too, “do you have you’re ears on” Really ?

 

[Tech792]

1637- WOODWARD calling OFFSIDE on 311.00 "you got a copy?" "Woodward is off the deck at this time". Sounded like CB radio chatter.
I see an E-6 over MD heading north. Assume its him. Looks like he just departed PAX.
Also, a DH-8C (15-00577) over central NJ talking to Lakehurst ground 230.75 AM. Looks like he's starting the usual test patterns at FL150.

Typo correction on my post above..........230.875 is the Lakehurst A/G frequency, not 230.75

 

[Mark]

Did they move CAP back East? Hearing them rumble overhead and tanker talking about READING
on 260.900. Maybe just related to the stormy wx moving East.

 

[Mark]

Did they move CAP back East? Hearing them rumble overhead and tanker talking about READING
on 260.900. Maybe just related to the stormy wx moving East.

Finally got them on A/A on 268.525.Talking about getting back to Langley later thru storm cells coming in.
Some nasty lokking cells showing Annapolis and farther South.
Tanker is WINK-63 and L+C here on boom 247.050 so they must have moved East again.
1852 WINK-63 says showing hydraulic leak in the boom system wants NOBLE to take a look on 247.050
1853 NOBLE says nothing seen. WINK says maybe internal leak.. still working on it.
Skies looks clear out towards Hagerstown so not sure why CAP team all in this area from Compton to Reading.
Possible Potus changed mind and returned home?
1900 WINK-63 says unable to do any more tanking so NOBLE-21 says prob headed home in 10-15 mikes.
1902 NOBLE's looking to keep East of Dover A/A 268.525 planning direct Sea isle then down the coast to avoid wx.

 

[MMID303]

I think he might be in Delaware still. I was staked out near Thurmont waiting for 1.5 hours (while railfanning). I saw a Coast Guard Dolphin, and the Park Police helicopter flew over to Camp David, but instead of doing his usual patrol, made a turn southeast back to DC. I waited until the thunderstorm hit and never saw or heard anything else.

 

[BM82557]

I think he might be in Delaware still. I was staked out near Thurmont waiting for 1.5 hours (while railfanning). I saw a Coast Guard Dolphin, and the Park Police helicopter flew over to Camp David, but instead of doing his usual patrol, made a turn southeast back to DC. I waited until the thunderstorm hit and never saw or heard anything else.

The last traffic I copied on the Camp David JNCR site was at 15:14 local, if the "special resident" is present there is almost always traffic around the clock.

 

[Mark]

The last traffic I copied on the Camp David JNCR site was at 15:14 local, if the "special resident" is present there is almost always traffic around the clock.

We had Joe Jam traffic shutdown in Delaware and he did board Marine 1 supposedly but
maybe they changed mind.. I can't copy Camp D CAP's much but NOBLE fighters were sure overhead at Dinner time here
Course that all could have all been a ruse.
As Afghan cities fall to the Taliban, Biden remains quiet (msn.com)

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Anyone have any other A-A freqs besides 319.500 for VMA-231?

 

[Mark]

Anyone have any other A-A freqs besides 319.500 for VMA-231?

Funny as the only reason i caught 319.500 was had plugged in my scanner as Philly apch low.
Always had hard time copying these guys over the years as their radios usually suck on Altravs etc.
Known around here for a long time with weak radios.. Maybe they got some new ones now..

 

[RaleighGuy]

We had Joe Jam traffic shutdown in Delaware and he did board Marine 1 supposedly but
maybe they changed mind.. I can't copy Camp D CAP's much but NOBLE fighters were sure overhead at Dinner time here
Course that all could have all been a ruse.
As Afghan cities fall to the Taliban, Biden remains quiet (msn.com)

WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021

The President will remain at Camp David through Wednesday, August 18. There are no public events scheduled.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Here’s some photos I took of SPADE 41 flight arriving at Griffiss!

 

[GriffissSpotter]

0804 - SPADE 21 (x2) off of Griffiss (KRME)
0806 - With ZBW (377.100) requesting Viper All
0810 - SPADE 11 and SPADE 31 joining them in Viper

 

[mdmonitor]

0825- SAM 097 (C-37 # 06-0500) inbound to ADW. Departed from Ne London CT

 

[Mark]

0804 - SPADE 21 (x2) off of Griffiss (KRME)
0806 - With ZBW (377.100) requesting Viper All
0810 - SPADE 11 and SPADE 31 joining them in Viper

Is VMA-231 the last active AV-8B squadron in the Marine Corp?

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Mark, Wikipedia says there’s 4 in total.

0913 - SPADE 21 flight handed off to Griffiss Tower (291.700) from Syracuse Approach (290.450)
0916 - SPADE 11 flight with Syracuse Approach inbound to Griffiss VFR
SPADE 11 and 21 both did overhead breaks