Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2021

[RichardKramer]

Maybe VPOTUS wants to make sure she has wings to get to the WH, just in case she's needed

Either that or she can stop over somewhere and boot off some disgruntled staff to the other a/c.

 

[mdmonitor]

0740- SAM 645 (C-32 # 98-0003 ADFEB9) off ADW heading northeast.

 

[Madfox]

0405 local TABOR-71 flight with ZDC Swann 360.700 then ZDC Sea Isle 285.400.
Couple McGuire KC-10 tankers up GOLD-21 85-0028 coming SW to meet.
Two KC-135's off from Maine..
0409 GOLD-21 with TABOR 71 on Coronet tanker boom 254.600
0411 TABOR-71 says total of 6 aircraft including tanker...
TABOR-71 will spin at Sea Isle at FL260 to pick up tanker. GOLD-21 just a but behind still climbing.
TABOR now says flight of 6 with spare. TABOR-71 1,2,3 will take left wing,4,5 will take right wing spare TABOR-77 is 2 miles in trail.
Fading fast here TABOR-71 reads off some tail numbers 330,332,292,306.
GOLD-21 tracking.. 85-0028 Flight Tracking and History 07-Jul-2021 - FlightAware

Capital Guardians just rocked up in Spain,



Rota 07/07/2021

TABOR 61-66 KADW>LERT

86-0278 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

86-0369 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

87-0277 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

87-0312 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

87-0320 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

87-0328 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

84-0189 KC-10A 305AMW/McGuire GOLD11 KWRI>LEMO

58-0009 KC-135R 126ARS/128ARW/WI`ANG GOLD12 KBGR>LEMO



TABOR 71-75 KADW>LERT

86-0289 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

86-0306 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

86-0330 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

86-0332 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

87-0292 F-16C 121FS/113Wg/DC

85-0028 KC-10A 305AMW/McGuire GOLD21 KWRI>LEMO

64-14832 KC-135R 151ARS/134ARW/TN`ANG GOLD22 KBGR>LEMO

 

[AirScan]

1020- JM64 (callsign "Juliette Mike 64") checking on with ZBW08/09 at FL240. This is a B350 N64TR that ADSBx says is operated by the US Special Operations Command. Possibly unrelated but around the same time heard one of the BTV F-35s that was in Viper talking to an unid (couldn't hear them) aircraft on 226.300 (Viper Common) talking about the status of the airspace. N64TR image.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Any idea if this will be/was a SAM flight or another DOD flight?

 

[Mark]

Capital Guardians just rocked up in Spain,

Andrews has some oldie F-16's.. Shaw F-16's the other day were all 1991 vintage but understand
the Andrews F-16's have gotten some electronic upgrades. They are all getting tired.
I remember recently in the CAP's some of the Texas F-16 guys were complaining how old and beat their F-16's were.

 

[Mark]

Any idea if this will be/was a SAM flight or another DOD flight?

View attachment 106175

I'm sure She rates a SAM GLF5 type

 

[Chris52]

RCH 1816 headed west off of Andrews AFB and EPIC31 is now in the area.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Interesting short news story out of DVIDS about how Tropical Storm Elsa gave McConnell extra guests on Independence Day, when MacDill Air Force Base evacuated KC-135s here.

 

[AirScan]

Any idea if this will be/was a SAM flight or another DOD flight?

Appears to be a C-32 SAM 645.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Marine One landed at 2:45 pm central time at the Chicago airport and POTUS quickly boarded AF1 for the flight back to DC. AF1 is running almost an hour ahead of schedule.

09-0017 in the lead followed by 82-8000 over Indiana.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like a Wilmington DE kind of weekend

Notice: Expect VIP movement July 09-11, 2021 in the vicinity of Wilmington, DE.

FAASTeam Notice
Type: Selected ATC Notices
Notice Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Notice Number: NOTC1939
VIP Notice - Wilmington, DE

 

[GriffissSpotter]

VTANG F-35 Training 07/07/2021:
*Observed by either me or AirScan*
Morning:
KINGFISH 11 (x4) 314.400 A-A (Dogfighting with JAWS flt.)
JAWS 31 (x4) 226.800 A-A (Dogfighting with KINGFISH flt.)
LINCOLN 41 (x2) 261.800 (Ground attack exercises)

1017 - An unid aircraft talking to one of the F-35s advising "if they would be deconflicted with all the F-35s up here."
*Note* Around the same time AirScan heard JM64 "Juliette Mike 64" N64TR (US Special Ops Command) check on with ZBW, unknown if related.

Afternoon:
MUSKET 11 (x4) 314.400 A-A (Dogfighting)
BREW 21 (x2) 234.800 A-A (Dogfighting)
THUMPER 31 (x4) 226.800 (Dogfighting)
*THUMPER flt. split into two 2-ships and one group used 349.700 A-A*

 

[Mark]

Appears to be a C-32 SAM 645.

2240 local Also a SAM-836 tonight Hanscom to DC GLF-5 #11-0550.. SAM's everywhere Lol.

 

[Mark]

The Vermont F-35's will be flying a night sortie tonight.
DVIDS - News - Thursday F-35 night flying operations (dvidshub.net)

F-35 Program (ng.mil)

 

[RichardKramer]

A few helos at Reading Regional yesterday: Rdg app/dep: 125.150; Twr: 119.900

1700L Rouge 24, UH-60M, 18-21030, female op; returned to Lakehurst NJ.

From Ft. Indiantown Gap:
2005L Guard 152, UH-60A, 89-26152.
2020L Bandit 06, UH-60M, 16-20905.
2030L Mystic 41, UH-60M, 16-20910.

 

[freqhopping]

Falcon Virgo exercise happening now. CAP2505 N505CP reporting on the red and green lasers as it approaches DC from the SE. 150.5625 PL 151.4
Also involved is N382CV CAP2582 and it looks like N300TN a Beech 300 is as well.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys
Some interesting hot wx ducting going on this AM. I'm picking up the UHF (322.55) side of ZDC Linden loud & clear enough to read. Linden is about 50-60 miles to my west. First time that's ever happened.

 

[AirScan]

Some interesting hot wx ducting going on this AM. I'm picking up the UHF (322.55) side of ZDC Linden loud & clear enough to read. Linden is about 50-60 miles to my west. First time that's ever happened.

Interesting. Can you hear the VHF side as well on 133.550 or the LDN VOR on 114.300 ? I wonder if it could be a case of ZDC using their backup transmitter ? According to the SOP the backup site is located at "Plains Radar" but it doesn't specify where that is ?

 

[mdmonitor]

French acft spotted at Georgetown DE recently