Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[Mark]

BOE24 06-6165 C-17 back to DOV after a month at Warner Robins. Probably needed a lot of maintenance after a busy August.

1455 BOE-17 inbound Dover showing BOE-22 on ADSB but BOE-17 on the radio C-17 Dover tail 07-7175.
Sometimes they will ask for ride to Philly airport to catch commercial flight back home if they are not taking
any tails back with them.Finally got Dover CP on 134.100,crew of 3 req trans.

Glad to see some locals again out flying,Raven A-10s,DC F-16's etc.. I think being October 1 did the trick.
Those Navy F-18 tours of the Hudson getting real regular anymore.. Almost like they are an Alert detachment
Thinking maybe those McGuire Res to Pease are tankers for the weekend CAP.

 

[Hbright]

I think I heard CUSTER flight on DOV ground freq at about 1545E.

 

[AirScan]

Thinking maybe those McGuire Res to Pease are tankers for the weekend CAP.

My guess is the weekend CAP callsign will be ADVICE. Also are the Dutch up to something, Coronet maybe ?

 

[Hbright]

AF2 01-0041 off ADW headed West to Palm Springs.

 

[mdmonitor]

1735- AF2 (C-40 # 01-0041) off ADW heading for California. She's only using a C-40. Keeping costs down ?

 

[Hbright]

1828E- UAF1300 (pronounced UNIFORCE Thirteen Hundred) UAE Air Force A330 inbound KIAD.

 

[Tech792]

Glad to see some locals again out flying,Raven A-10s,DC F-16's etc.. I think being October 1 did the trick.
Those Navy F-18 tours of the Hudson getting real regular anymore.. Almost like they are an Alert detachment
Thinking maybe those McGuire Res to Pease are tankers for the weekend CAP.

You'd be surprised how many flights go up and down the Hudson on almost a daily basis. I always attribute it to pilots getting their flying times in.
Lots of E-2, C-2, C-130, UH-60, CH-53, CH-47 just to name a few. Now the F/A-18s seem to be popular lately. And also lately I notice flyers out of Jacksonville NAS up this way a lot. However ADSB only shows them as a UFO. (generic plane symbol on TIS-B)

 

[Mark]

Noticed today BOE-17 couldn't reach Dover CP on 349.400 so was told to use 134.100.
Just had another C-17 inbound do the same.. No doubt will be some confusion as McGuire uses same VHF CP freq.

Dover notam.
L0066/21 NOTAMN Q) ZDC/QXXXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3907N07527W005
A) KDOV
E) DUE TO UHF OUTAGE, DOVER AFB FIRST OPS CAN BE REACHED VIA VHF AT 134.1 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

1850 local BOUNCER-1 on CG A/C 345.000 doing practice with another aircraft BOGEY BOUNCER-2
1856 "Fights on Bogey" 345.000.. Must be close by as reports at 1000 feet but L+C here.
Maybe since Potus got delayed till Saturday a couple of CG H-60's working out of KILG for practice intercepts.

 

[jetcrafter]

Guys,

Latest versions (as of 30 Sep 2021) of my military callsign & mid-Atlantic milair freqs.

Thank you Ron! Always very appreciated! Keep up the good work.

 

[Mark]

1950 local CG H-65's BOUNCERS finally done intercept practice and will rtb KILG
1954 BOUNCER 1 on KILG tower 126.000 inbound from 8 miles from the Northwest.

 

[Hbright]

1735- AF2 (C-40 # 01-0041) off ADW heading for California. She's only using a C-40. Keeping costs down ?

Taking the small plane because press wasn’t invited. Literally an overnight visit. Departs about 12 local today. Very strange.

 

[Mark]

Maybe will catch some F-35's soon headed across the Pond..
U.S. Air Force activates first Europe-based F-35A Squadron > Royal Air Force Lakenheath > Article Display (af.mil)

The U.S. Air Force's First Europe-Based F-35A Squadron Has Been Activated (thedrive.com)

 

[mdmonitor]

0825- ADS-B showing KC-135R # 58-0072 from Pittsburgh inbound to our area. CAP starting up?

0832- Advice 05 on 260.9 about altitude blocks & advising Huntress they will have 100K to offload, will use 92Y for comms and that 247.05 will be boom freq. Some confusion, Advice 05 asked Huntress if the Nobles were F-15s.

0835- Noble 11 flt (2 acft) working ZDC Patuxent (281.4). Nobles A-A is 267.5.

0844- Nobles working ZDC Dupont (307.25). Couldn't get Dupont so went back to Patuxent to report No Joy and was told to go to ZDC Woodstown (363.0). Nobles request entry into Blue Hen/Compton CAP.

0853- Noble 11 request to Advice 05 that Noble 11 go to the boom and Noble 12 go to the wing (drogue?)

 

[Tech792]

0846- BOXER 41 (02-0203) Boeing C-40C out of ADW dropping down into NJ.....looks like he's in the pattern for EWR.
0851- Someone working 363.0............maybe NOBLES? Weak here.

 

[BM82557]

Lots of noisy helicopter activity this morning near KHGR. Shook my windows but couldn't see anything (was still in bed lol). Nothing on either radars. Probably the "Black Ops" as I call them. Pretty normal morning here in Waynesboro Pa.

How about Ospreys? They have been more active in my home area lately and they have a distinctive sound that is louder than helos. Sorry to miss all the activity there guys, I am in Virginia Beach for the air show.

 

[mdmonitor]

0900- Wild flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) off ADW on discrete (143.6) & working ZDC Patuxent (2814.) then Bay Watch (305.2) for entry in PAX areas at 3,500 ft to FL350. Sounds like ACM training. Wilds working w/notional Darkstar AWACS.

0920- Couple of acft (no calls noted) working on HMX-1 discrete (143.825)

 

[mdmonitor]

0940- Nighthawk 2, 3, 4 & 8 ( 2 helos & 2 Ospreys) working on 143.825 (FM). Makes ref to 109.75. Female pilot refs Philly Departure 119.75.

 

[Tech792]

1003- HANK 42 flight of 2 out of Long Island, heading towards NYC on ADSB TIS-B. Now coming south over the East River. Hopefully come my way. Looks like they did a loop around the Statue of Liberty. Now coming south on the Hudson River. Not coming my way. Turning east towards Coney Island.

 

[TerryPavlick]

0825- ADS-B showing KC-135R # 58-0072 from Pittsburgh inbound to our area. CAP starting up?

0832- Advice 05 on 260.9 about altitude blocks & advising Huntress they will have 100K to offload, will use 92Y for comms and that 247.05 will be boom freq. Some confusion, Advice 05 asked Huntress if the Nobles were F-15s.

0835- Noble 11 flt (2 acft) working ZDC Patuxent (281.4). Nobles A-A is 267.5.

0844- Nobles working ZDC Dupont (307.25). Couldn't get Dupont so went back to Patuxent to report No Joy and was told to go to ZDC Woodstown (363.0). Nobles request entry into Blue Hen/Compton CAP.

0853- Noble 11 request to Advice 05 that Noble 11 go to the boom and Noble 12 go to the wing (drogue?)

92Y is for TACAN use not for voice comms - just FYI

 

[mdmonitor]

1010- Migs (T-38s 71st FS) out in W386 (228.45/233.525/238.1/238.825/257.075) working w/T-bolts & Bash flts (F-22s 149th FS VA ANG). Rare Sat activity out of Langley.