Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Mark]

See Delaware ANG C130h #91-1234 headed for
Carib mission as SHARK 67

 

[mdmonitor]

Can you confirm this was calling Rafair (RFR) and not Ascot (RRR), thanks.

Was definitely RafAir. Heard him 3 times.

 

[AirScan]

MA ANG F15s SLAM 1 (x2) working Viper this morning. A-A UHF they mentioned giving HUNTRESS a call on SATCOM for a check, first on C9 then C42. Not sure what SATCOM frequencies those are ? Anyone know ?

 

[mdmonitor]

That's a new callsign for me; I thought they used NAVY 375 most of the time. I see they also used GSBRD recently, any idea what that was?

EDIT: Looks like since ETD Hawaii changed to VR-1 Det. Hawaii, they may be using PACBIRD as their new call. GSBRD may have been a reception error since it looks like it appeared during a flight as PACBRD.

Does anyone know if VR-1 has a callsign other than NAVY? I had RACER on my list but I think I made an error because that was used by Army Gulfstreams.

Jared

Pacbird was new to me as well. Pacific version of the Europe Catbird call?

Only other VR-1 call I have is PIRANA back from when they flew C-20's

 

[jsoergel]

MA ANG F15s SLAM 1 (x2) working Viper this morning. A-A UHF they mentioned giving HUNTRESS a call on SATCOM for a check, first on C9 then C42. Not sure what SATCOM frequencies those are ? Anyone know ?

C42 is probably 294.325u/260.725d, that's CONR-2. The F-16s have their radios set up like this:
41 = CONR-1
42 = CONR-2
43 = CONR-3

Not sure about C9. I suppose it could be CONR-1?

 

[AirScan]

Not sure about C9. I suppose it could be CONR-1?

Thanks. CONR-1 makes sense I guess, when they were talking about it one asked the other who should we call first 9 or 42, the other replied 9 first and they will tell us what to use, then a few minutes later I heard the second calling switching to 42.

 

[Mark]

Thanks. CONR-1 makes sense I guess, when they were talking about it one asked the other who should we call first 9 or 42, the other replied 9 first and they will tell us what to use, then a few minutes later I heard the second calling switching to 42.

I had MUDDY-41 flight F-16's in CAP last week using CONR-2 as he called it but uplink was 297.525 L+C talking to his Ohio base.
Obvious was all digital transmission but mentioned that was who he was gonna call.They did the same last year on CAP mentioning CONR2
and again was 297.525 uplink.. Maybe the freqs have changed as posted below on this old list.
UHF-MILSATCOM - The RadioReference Wiki

1445 local SALTY DOG-10 with ZDC Smyrna 354.150 then A/C apch 327.125.. FA/18?

 

[mdmonitor]

1514- Scan 04 (CRJ-7 N804X NGTF) working on discrete (123.225). Working over MD/DE/VA Eastern Shore.

1515- CEF 543 (Czech AF A-319 # 3085) transiting our area from south to north. Departed from Eglin AFB FL.

 

[mdmonitor]

1545- Navy 995 (C-13T # 164995 VR-53) working VR-53 OPs (328.4) w/inbound msg. Flying as Convoy 3479.

 

[Tech792]

1544- Unknown aircraft working at the Warren Grove Range 283.1 showing on ADSB as DL11 21, hex 249249, reg shows: Unassigned (AFI region), his speed is averaging 300-550 kts.
1552- ADSB track originated out of Turkey, Dhmi Tekirdag Corlu Airport
1600- Now showing on ADSB as COCA 32, changed again back to DL11 21.

 

[FIREBOX2914]

Surpised none of you picked up on WC-130J 96-5300, NOAA43 & 49 all dropping into ADW this afternoon.

 

[freqhopping]

AN-124 ADB3273 just made a distinct racket flying over my house on the way out of Dulles. Heard it and was like yeah that's not one of the usual flights.

 

[Mark]

AN-124 ADB3273 just made a distinct racket flying over my house on the way out of Dulles. Heard it and was like yeah that's not one of the usual flights.

Was just watching this AN-124..

Rare these days AN-124 departing KIAD for Shannon tonight. Tail is UR-82027.
Flightaware has blocked specific tails from being tracked but no problem showing flight # to Shannon as their next dest.
I bet photogs will be out in force over there in the morning.
ADB3273 Antonov Design Bureau Flight Tracking and History 17-May-2022 (KIAD-SNN / EINN) - FlightAware

 

[RaleighGuy]

At 1:30 PM ET, the First Lady will depart Washington, D.C. from Joint Base Andrews for Quito, Ecuador.

At 6:30 PM ET, the First Lady will arrive at Mariscal Sucre Quito International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.

She will travel to Ecuador, Panamá, and Costa Rica from May 18 - May 23, 2022.

 

[mattl3320]

The AN -124 was over last night around 3am in the Harrisburg pa area . Caught him on 132.200 passing threw pa. Also i saw on a news feed that the us army will be doing a exercise with ch 47 and ah 64 helicopters at the lehigh valley international airport on friday May 20,th from around 8 am until 10 am i think i read there. Can anyone suggest frequencies i should be listening to besides vhf for the airport ?

 

[RaleighGuy]

VP to Ct

 

[jsoergel]

The AN -124 was over last night around 3am in the Harrisburg pa area . Caught him on 132.200 passing threw pa. Also i saw on a news feed that the us army will be doing a exercise with ch 47 and ah 64 helicopters at the lehigh valley international airport on friday May 20,th from around 8 am until 10 am i think i read there. Can anyone suggest frequencies i should be listening to besides vhf for the airport ?

I looked it up and it looks like they will actually be operating at Braden Airpark (N43) as opposed to Lehigh Valley.

Hard to say what they will be using without knowing which unit will be flying. The bands you'll want to scan will be 30-88 (usually 30-50 is most common) and 225-380.

 

[RichardKramer]

The AN -124 was over last night around 3am in the Harrisburg pa area . Caught him on 132.200 passing threw pa. Also i saw on a news feed that the us army will be doing a exercise with ch 47 and ah 64 helicopters at the lehigh valley international airport on friday May 20,th from around 8 am until 10 am i think i read there. Can anyone suggest frequencies i should be listening to besides vhf for the airport ?

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/2022/05/chinooks-and-black-hawks-army-copters-coming-to-northampton-co-for-military-exercise.html

Not sure, but maybe headed to Ft. Indiantown Gap for their training; or McGuire.
123.000 Braden Airpark
119.650/351.8 LVI app/dep 3000' and below
124.450/351.8 LVI app/dep 3000' and above
242.400 Possible a/a
227.300 Possible a/a
126.2/290.5 Gap tower
118.250/269.450 Harr. appr/dep
124.100/273.525 Harr. appr/dep
126.450/281.525 Harr. appr/dep

 

[RichardKramer]

Yesterday around 1930L:
CH-47 Chinook, 11-08830 appr/dep Rdg Regnl, then West toward Harr.; came from Aberdeen.
Castl33, C-130, 91-1233, near Pine Grove
Jedi32, C17, 04-4137, near Harr.

All looked to be on training missions.

 

[AirScan]

SAM 152 odd they are down low at FL220 all the way from Ramstein.