Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[RaleighGuy]

Reports from Penguin Six on Twitter has Boris Johnson in Kyiv. Noticed Boxer 41 02-0203 AE11FA from DC area now over Denmark headed towards Ukraine, NCHO135 83-0075 AE0213 from London area over Poland headed towards Ukraine.

NCHO135 appears to be giving off a double image on ADSBx

 

[TerryPavlick]

1300 Heard "BLUE HEN" on ZDC18 DUPONT 307.2500 Not on Ron's callsign List........Any ideas??

As mentioned by others - the Wilmington and Rehoboth CAPS have fighter and tanker tracks as part of the planned CAP.

Usually hear COMPTON, READING and BLUE HEN for the Wilmington one, OYSTER and BLUE CLAW for the Rehoboth ones. Just depends on the weather at altitude over each CAP. There are others (just typing from memory).

The "tactical names" are no different than these standard terminal arrival approach patterns into KPHL

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals

BOJID TWO (RNAV)
BUNTS TWO
CEDAR LAKE NINE
JIIMS THREE (RNAV)
PAATS THREE (RNAV)
SLATT FOUR
SPUDS FOUR (RNAV)

Easier to use a name versus a bunch of way points and latitude and longitude points to describe a flight pattern - whether it is a racetrack pattern or an approach to an airport pattern or track.

 

[Hbright]

Can anyone confirm, I think Marine One was a flight of just 1 VH-3 today. Very unusual because it is usually a flight of 2 or 3.

 

[Mark]

Couple of McGuire C-17's with run from Baton Rouge Louisiana with downloads.
BEEF 49 #02-1098 no message
BEEF 50 #04-4137 3 pallets and 7 rolling stock and 26 crew.

 

[Mark]

Reports from Penguin Six on Twitter has Boris Johnson in Kyiv. Noticed Boxer 41 02-0203 AE11FA from DC area now over Denmark headed towards Ukraine, NCHO135 83-0075 AE0213 from London area over Poland headed towards Ukraine.

NACHO is callsign for refueling fighters over Poland etc.
Saw news report some US Pols were headed for Ukraine since Congress is now on Easter recess.

 

[Mark]

As mentioned by others - the Wilmington and Rehoboth CAPS have fighter and tanker tracks as part of the planned CAP.
Usually hear COMPTON, READING and BLUE HEN for the Wilmington one, OYSTER and BLUE CLAW for the Rehoboth ones. Just depends on the weather at altitude over each CAP. There are others (just typing from memory).
The "tactical names" are no different than these standard terminal arrival approach patterns into KPHL
Easier to use a name versus a bunch of way points and latitude and longitude points to describe a flight pattern - whether it is a racetrack pattern or an approach to an airport pattern or track.

Rgr Terry I notice in each Wilm CAP the fighters will take Reading,Compton and tankers use Blue Hen.
Downstate Fighters use Oyster and Tankers use Blue Claw.
Their orbit tracks come close to each other but separate enough for one not to worry about the other's track.

 

[Mark]

SAM-725 C-40 #09-0540 off Hawaii Southbound towards NZ or Australia.


SAM-778 #99-0004 coming inbound Andrews from Spain stop.

 

[vgames15]

Can anyone confirm, I think Marine One was a flight of just 1 VH-3 today. Very unusual because it is usually a flight of 2 or 3.

Was a flight of three. They did a banking approach to RWY 19 at ILG. #3 which was then NH8 when NH1 flight headed back was 159358 and is the “bugout” helicopter that stayed at ILG.

 

[p1879]

Inbound from Rota , Spain 1800 EST

 

[wbagley]

Reports from Penguin Six on Twitter has Boris Johnson in Kyiv. Noticed Boxer 41 02-0203 AE11FA from DC area now over Denmark headed towards Ukraine, NCHO135 83-0075 AE0213 from London area over Poland headed towards Ukraine.

NCHO135 appears to be giving off a double image on ADSBx

BOXER 41 landed in Berlin.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Rgr Terry I notice in each Wilm CAP the fighters will take Reading,Compton and tankers use Blue Hen.
Downstate Fighters use Oyster and Tankers use Blue Claw.
Their orbit tracks come close to each other but separate enough for one not to worry about the other's track.

Reading is a more Northerly track for the tankers while Compton is more southerly. You can hear them switch when the weather messes up the original plan. They are separated by altitude with the tankers higher than the fighters. So they could use the same track but safer to separate them especially since the fighters have active radar and missiles - and the tanker is a big gas target.

 

[Mark]

Interesting report of Chinese YF-20's Cargo types into Europe last night..
Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (thedrive.com)

McGuire space A shows flight to AMBI Chile late tonight or early Sunday.
Maybe cargo or tanker to bring back the Langley Raptor Demo F-22's Monday?

 

[RaleighGuy]

BOXER 41 landed in Berlin.

Thank you, had to leave so missed where it went.

 

[Mark]

RCH-081 KC-10 84-0189 from McGuire about 4:30am local tanking with
VINYl-22 KC-135 #63-7976 both headed SW across Gulf of Mexico.
A Barksdale Buff #60-0008 was headed SE into Gulf about an hour ago.Maybe they will all meet
near Panama.Possible Buff going to Chile airshow for a Sunday flyover?
Santiago is currently same local time as East Coast US. New Orleans to Santiago flight time is about 9.5 hours.

0520 local NICE-15 #60-0331 off Pease coming South for the Sunday CAP.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1041- VAMPIRE 26 departed KBTV, cleared direct BOS. Nothing showing on ADSB-X. Was handed off to ZBW 135.700 and given 282.200 if they needed it. update- callsign filed as "VMPYR 26" destination KCEF. Type ?

Just found these pictures on Instagram, confirms it was indeed a VX-9 bird.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 9Apr

Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01) Anchorage?-DCA-New London CT
SAM 699 (C-37 # 18-1947) San Antonio-ADW
SAM 735 (C-37 # 97-0401) ADW-Philly
SAM 770 (C-37 # 11-0550) Boston-ADW
SAM 479 (C-37 # 18-1942) Long Island area-ADW

 

[Mark]

RCH-081 KC-10 84-0189 from McGuire about 4:30am local tanking with
VINYl-22 KC-135 #63-7976 both headed SW across Gulf of Mexico.

Sure is a long 5k mile hike down to there.Amazing they end up in the same time zone
MC81 (RCH81) Air Mobility Command Flight Tracking and History 10-Apr-2022 (KWRI-SCL / SCEL) - FlightAware

 

[Dutchmil]

McGuire space A shows flight to AMBI Chile late tonight or early Sunday.
Maybe cargo or tanker to bring back the Langley Raptor Demo F-22's Monday?

Yes, you were right Mark. The KC-10A just arrived at Santiago.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1513201863541329923

 

[Mark]

ASY-531 C-17 departed Dover this morning and looks like landing in RAF Brize Norton.
Normally went right to Poland but has large load of trucks I assume so making a fuel/rest stop.
ASY531 Royal Australian Air Force Flight Tracking and History 10-Apr-2022 - FlightAware

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Wednesday, April 13th, First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will visit Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, MO