Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[mdmonitor]

1602- Reach 4163 (C-17 # 04-4134 6th AS) working Quantico Ops (355.3) w/30-min inbound msg--14 pieces rolling stock & 38 pax. Tzaking long way around to Quantico, Down VA Eastern Shore, then south of Richmond and then heading north for Quantico.

1615- Exec1Fox off Richmond heading back.

 

[Mark]

VP making a day trip from Los Angeles for a festival.

Vice President Harris, Biden officials to attend Essence Festival

Sources told theGrio Harris personally requesed to attend the annual gathering at a moment of uncertainty for Black women and the community.

thegrio.com

Thanks.. Also another Dover C-17 #06-6168 DEED-196 did KADW to KCLE Cleveland today.

 

[MMID303]

President taking motorcade to David? Reports of large motorcade heading up 15 in Frederick Md

 

[freqhopping]

One of these CAP pilots did some time as a Marine.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1831 - FAST 51 on 290.450 (SYR APPR)

FAST 51 doing some laps in the pattern at SYR.

 

[Dutchmil]

Good evening,

The 159FW F-15s were returning from San Juan to New Orleans this evening, but not everything went on as planned ....

CUBE 11 flight diverted to Homestead ARB as one of the F-15s had a landing gear problem and declared
an inflight emergency with Miami center. CUBE 21 as a flight of three continued to New Orleans NAS [KNBG].

BOBBY 61 (58-0035) went to Fairchild AFB and BOBBY 71 ( 58-0069) to MacDill AFB. They were on Coronet South 814.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Saturday, July 2, Vice President Harris will travel to New Orleans, LA

On Tuesday, July 5, the Vice President and Second Gentleman will travel to Chicago, Illinois

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Wednesday, July 6, President Biden will travel to Cleveland, Ohio.

 

[Mark]

One of these CAP pilots did some time as a Marine.

Seems like every USAF ANG F-15C CAP squadron thru here has a ex Hornet pilot or two.
I guess not a hard transition from Hornet to F-15 and USAF ANG prob has a sweet deal for these guys.

ZORA-02 E-6B #163918 on way from Tinker to looks like Pax River.
BLACKWOLF-14 E-11A GLEX jet #11-9001 headed this way too.Usually uses the VELCRO callsign,
Mostly hangs around the US anymore ever since we got out of Afghanistan.They were great at relaying radio coms over
mountainous areas.

 

[Mark]

The Warzone with some more news on that Zephyr 82 solar drone flight we talked about here last week..
Zephyr High-Flying Drone Has Been Up For 17 Days As Part Of Army Test (thedrive.com)

 

[Mark]

2100 local NOBLE-1 flight of two non-standard FL210 on ZNY Elmira 298.900 headed home.
That was a long shift by those guys..
That E-11A Glex BLCKWLF-14 landed at Martin State airport.. Wasn't expecting that.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Saturday, July 2, Vice President Harris will travel to New Orleans, LA

At 9:10AM PDT on Saturday, July 2, Vice President Kamala Harris will depart Los Angeles, California en route to New Orleans, Louisiana. This departure will be from Los Angeles International Airport and arrival at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

At 7:00PM CDT on Saturday, July 2, the Vice President will depart New Orleans, Louisiana en route to Los Angeles, California. This departure will be from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and arrival at Los Angeles International Airport.

 

[Mark]

0535 WIDE-12 KC-135 58-0117 Pitts in the CAP on 260.900 and 350.250.
NOBLE-01 flight into CAP with ZNY push 269.500 also check in on 350.250.A/A 259.900 so assume Mass ANG 104th FW again.

Earlier 0415 local inbound Andrews RCH-803 C-17 #00-0176 on Andrews CP 378.100 the usual Friday Ramstein medevac
running a bit late.Offload of 38 patients req customs and 40k fuel.

That E-11A BLKWF-14 was gas and go at Martin State and logged into Germany this morning.

 

[trentbob]

Hey guys, quick question, I spotted this military aircraft Zulu82 around 7:10 a.m. along the Mexican border flying a little over 60,000 ft. No other information was included. Can I assume this is a surveillance plane?

 

[Mark]

Hey guys, quick question, I spotted this military aircraft Zulu82 around 7:10 a.m. along the Mexican border flying a little over 60,000 ft. No other information was included. Can I assume this is a surveillance plane?
/QUOTE]

scroll back the last couple pages here for the answer

 

[trentbob]

Okay got it, solar powered drone, I guess that explains the slow speed, very wide wingspan. Very interesting, seems to be in the same area as earlier this morning. Very cool, thanks.

 

[mdmonitor]

0850- Evac 85675 (C-130J # 08-5675) off ADW. Working ADW CP (378.1) w/departure msg.

 

[Mark]

Okay got it, solar powered drone, I guess that explains the slow speed, very wide wingspan. Very interesting, seems to be in the same area as earlier this morning. Very cool, thanks.

Working its way back to Yuma AZ. Notice that is the fastest I have ever seen it move today at 69 knots. Normally around 35 knots.
Must have a upper level tail wind.

 

[Tech792]

0912- CAP replacement tanker KC-10A (79-1712) just departed McGuire, ID showing as "0". He checked in with Huntress as he was lifting off 260.9

 

[trentbob]

Working its way back to Yuma AZ. Notice that is the fastest I have ever seen it move today at 69 knots. Normally around 35 knots.
Must have a upper level tail wind.

Yep that 47kt this morning was a head scratcher. I don't know what keeps it from just blowing away, it must have very advanced guidance systems, I'm going to take a closer look at the info on the previous post.

I have to be careful on this thread, I do track the Philly news Choppers and listen to their air-to-air aviation frequencies and UHF news desks.. I live close to McGuire and Willow Grove and this could become very, very addictive ... Bob.