Any known A/A tacs for these guys?
1217- Looks like they're turning SE, most likely they'll end up being out of my listening range.
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1217- Looks like they're turning SE, most likely they'll end up being out of my listening range.
FLT of 3 T-38s off ADW headed South. Is DO DRAGO? If so then DRAGO51 is usually used for Arlington flyovers. No funerals on the schedule today.
1233E: DECEE75 again not dragging anyone.
1239E: Neither is DECEE74.
1242E: Same for DECEE73.
1252E: Missed 71 but DECEE72 also isn't dragging anyone.
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1239E: Neither is DECEE74.
1239 DEECEE-74 first on 311.000 then back to Liberator Ops 351.200 at Andrews back inbound 25 minutes.
Looks like they are all headed back to the Barn.
Looks like they are all headed back to the Barn.
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Wasn't on radios. Did they use the VHF or UHF for MTN tower?
I didn’t actually hear them on MTN Tower but I heard tower tell someone else who was landing at Martin State that there were 2x A-10s off his right at 2000 ft.
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Reason I asked was, over last year or so they have ben using the VHF (123.1) instead of the UHF (254.425) freq. Don't know why? Could be it's because the UHF freq is "brolen" or they like to use the VHF freq so that the general aviation trfc can hear them as well.
I am right by Martin State and during the flight today was in the Sue Creek area monitoring via the handheld scanner. Like always the A-10 using Raven 01-04 callsigns were on 121.3. I always hear them using this frequency and never the UHF.
On the Essex side of the river can see the aircraft much better when landing on runway 33, since approaching over the river. i wasn't really there to watch A-10's and monitor, but had a event to attend and just worked out that way.
Might be using 121.3 with Martin Tower, so they can have the UHF radio on 266.6. They were talking air to air on 266.6 and would guess it helps to have each on a different radio band, plus possibly only one radio for each band on an A-10.
In closing I don't think have ever heard a military aircraft on UHF with the last few years, but do know the tower transmits on both VHF and UHF. The C-17 that I saw months ago was also on VHF.
On the Essex side of the river can see the aircraft much better when landing on runway 33, since approaching over the river. i wasn't really there to watch A-10's and monitor, but had a event to attend and just worked out that way.
Might be using 121.3 with Martin Tower, so they can have the UHF radio on 266.6. They were talking air to air on 266.6 and would guess it helps to have each on a different radio band, plus possibly only one radio for each band on an A-10.
In closing I don't think have ever heard a military aircraft on UHF with the last few years, but do know the tower transmits on both VHF and UHF. The C-17 that I saw months ago was also on VHF.
DEECEE was supposedly up for Drill Weekend.
The T38s over flew the Washington Football Home game.
The T38s over flew the Washington Football Home game.
EXEC1F 02-0201 headed back to ADW over northern NC at this time
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Interesting. wonder if this is precursor to E-Ds taking over or supplementing the TACAMOs?
Maintenace with Delta? I believe they get certain mx done there.
I’ve noticed this with other A-10 units, too. I think they have deliberately started to use VHF when flying below 10K for the purposes of situational awareness. Fort Wayne even swapped their main presets to favor VHF freqs for local control and approach - primary ARTCC freqs are still UHF, though.
Unlikely. Last I saw, USN is planning to transition back to EC-130s for TACAMO duties. Seems like the Navy wants E-2s to get HF for long distance voice comms; they did the same for the CMV-22.
The USN bought one of the RAF E-3D aircraft for flight crerw training (not mission crew) and thus to prolong the service life of the E6 fleet.
Though pre-dating the sale announcement ZH104 ('Sleepy' - unusually for here the E3s have names) flew to the US in January 2020 so is likely to be the frame involved.
Over here ZH101 returned from it's final deployment on 4th August but contunues to fly within the UK. I don't really do tail numbers but ZH103 and ZH106 might still be airworthy...the rest of the fleet isn't.
...and what will the UK replace it's seven E3s with? Originally five E-7wedgetails, plan cut down to three with the first undergoing conversion between now and 2023
0425 local BLUE-21.31 McGuire KC-10's coming West in the Med out of Middle East.
BLUE-32 KC-46A coming East thru Med from Spain I guess to meet them.
BLUE-32 KC-46A coming East thru Med from Spain I guess to meet them.
251.000 Active with what sounds like test phone patches. Automated voice "please contact the operations center".
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1300- Hoser 11 (KC-135R # 63-8040) & Hoser 12 (# 58-0010) transiting northbound. Working ZDC Cape Charles (132.55). Hosers had been working in area just north of Wilmington NC, now headed back to McGuire. Hosers also working Torch Control (251.2) w/formatted inbound msg.
Havoc 92 (EC-130J # 99-1933 193rd SOS PA ANG Harrisburg) off Harrisburg heading west. Working Baton Ops (395.1) requesting they contact Cannon AFB (NM) & let them know they will be a couple of hours late due to maintenance issues.
1320- Ram flt (F-18Cs VFA-83 CVW-17 NAS OCEANA VA) working ZDC Blackstone (235.625)>ZDC Montebello (284.7)
Havoc 92 (EC-130J # 99-1933 193rd SOS PA ANG Harrisburg) off Harrisburg heading west. Working Baton Ops (395.1) requesting they contact Cannon AFB (NM) & let them know they will be a couple of hours late due to maintenance issues.
1320- Ram flt (F-18Cs VFA-83 CVW-17 NAS OCEANA VA) working ZDC Blackstone (235.625)>ZDC Montebello (284.7)
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