Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[Mark]

1945 local heard NOBLE's going down to FL 3k on Norfolk Tracon 370.925.
Must be atmospherics as normally don't hear that freq often here.
SWATH-05 off and running to Northeast assume to burn some fuel.. They told Torch ops would be
about 45 minutes to land Looks like they are TDY at Pease NH even though a McGuire KC-135.

 

[Mark]

2015 local OT ZNY Oceanic 129.900 with ATI-3487 enroute JFK to Rockford Illinois "RFD"
Seems like regular almost daily trip but gave Selcal as HQDP.
Curious why would need selcal overland in the US?
8C3487 (ATN3487) Air Transport International, Inc. Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

 

[TerryPavlick]

2015 local OT ZNY Oceanic 129.900 with ATI-3487 enroute JFK to Rockford Illinois "RFD"
Seems like regular almost daily trip but gave Selcal as HQDP.
Curious why would need selcal overland in the US?
8C3487 (ATN3487) Air Transport International, Inc. Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

SELCAL is used to contact the aircraft not equipped with ACARS or other newer technology. Obviously newer aircraft have it as well but SATCOM and other technologies are easier to use to contact them. It can be used on HF and VHF on whichever frequency they (aircraft) are monitoring. Once aircraft moving from land to over water clear the coast - they can be heard getting SELCAL checks either on VHF or HF (and sometimes both) just to make sure both systems are working. Technically ARINC 129.900 has a transmitter on the roof of a condo or hotel in Ocean City Maryland - so it is possible for them to still contact flights 200 miles out on VHF if needed. Check out WGU7

 

[Hbright]

1923 local NOBLE's A/A 268.525 spotting large building fire on their screen pods North of the river.
Assume they are talking about the Delaware river.

3 alarm commercial building fire in Chester PA

 

[mdmonitor]

0730- Free golf lessons from Nobles on 267.5.

 

[Mark]

Looks like light rain moving into our area.. Sunny in Iowa this morning watching them float a long barge and tug
in the Lock up to the Missippippi water level above the Dam.
Mississippi River Lock & Dam 19, Keokuk, IA, USA | StreamTime LIVE - YouTube

 

[ra7850]

Just found this, cross posted from the Canadian forum. Some of you might have an interest.

F-35 could be heard on 255.15.

Snowbirds 272.10 & 116.0
Boss Control 119.2
Show Radar 118.0

In addition ( first time this year ) the airshow was streamed on 680news.com and 680news app!

Robert

 

[BM82557]

4 KC-135's westbound in south central PA 10:35 local --

 

[AirScan]

4 KC-135's westbound in south central PA 10:35 local --

Using the callsign RCH819 Flight. Seem to be returning to McConnell (KIAB) after a short tour in the Gulf.

 

[vgames15]

1200- SWATH06 RTB KPSM. Nobels were asking for location of SWATH99, 06 said they didn’t have one. Would guess it’s the KC10 over warren grove range burning gas for gear issue.

 

[vgames15]

1214- picking up broken comms on HMX 143.825 Biden not due to leave ILG till tomorrow assuming moving things for the trip later this week to NYC area

1230- RCH501 off Quantico for JFK

 

[Tech792]

1250 local- Strong signals 143.825 HMX-1 must be nearby. Nothing on ADS-B. Sometimes they'll show as a generic plane symbol on TIS-B.

 

[Mark]

1200- SWATH06 RTB KPSM. Nobels were asking for location of SWATH99, 06 said they didn’t have one. Would guess it’s the KC10 over warren grove range burning gas for gear issue.

1250 local NOBLE-11 just got offload from SWATH-99,must not be showing on mode s.
A KC-10 #85-0034 went up about 11:25am from McGuire.

DVIDS - News - U.S. Navy Identifies 5 Sailors Killed in Helicopter Crash (dvidshub.net)

 

[vgames15]

1250 local- Strong signals 143.825 HMX-1 must be nearby. Nothing on ADS-B. Sometimes they'll show as a generic plane symbol on TIS-B.

1300 NH50 up on JFK Tower

 

[vgames15]

1341-CAP up on 268.2 talking about max endurance speed

 

[Hbright]

1230- RCH501 off Quantico for JFK

I guess they don't use tango call signs anymore?

 

[Hbright]

1945 local heard NOBLE's going down to FL 3k on Norfolk Tracon 370.925.

Why are Alabama Red Tails TDY to Langley?
Are they still at Andrews standing alert while DCANG is deployed?

 

[freqhopping]

AMBUSH11 VFC-12 with TRACON departure. 348.725
1505- With ZDC 281.4

 

[vgames15]

1513 Nobel11 flight RTB Langley
1515 SWATH08 on station

 

[Hbright]

1729 looks like SWATH08 (62-3578) is RTB