Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Mark]

SAM-142 #98-0002 inbound Andrews from Anchorage stop.Sec State in from Japan etc.

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys

Found this in my files. Passing it on in case some of you might be interested.

 

[mdmonitor]

1340- Exec1Fox (C-37 # 18-1947) off ADW heading south.

 

[RaleighGuy]

1340- Exec1Fox (C-37 # 18-1947) off ADW heading south.

Wow got a late start, was scheduled to land in San Antonio at noon central time/1pm eastern

 

[GriffissSpotter]

Anybody happen to have any Eglin F-35 A-A frequencies? Or know anyone that would?

 

[Mark]

1502 local from tape had a BOBCAT-51 flight mention FL 17k
then push 338.300 ZNY Williamsport.Then another voice mentioned readback of 313.550.
Guess was TEX2 types but not sure.

 

[Mark]

From Sat post 545am.
Out West ABBOT-13 tanker 60-0316 off Salt Lake City headed for Pacific report of possible RIMPAC exercise bomber mission.
Should be a ABBOT 11,12 joining in later from the NW.

Those ABBOT tankers could have been for these guys headed Down Under..
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers deploy to RAAF Base Amberley, Australia > Pacific Air Forces > Article Display

Assume GOLD-11 today made it to Mildenhall with those F-15QA types. Consistent on their RETRO-61 delivery callsigns
as seen in vid from late last year.. F 15QA Retro 65 does a test flight, Retro 61- 64 F 15QAs & Gold 11 KC-10. - YouTube
Got to love F-15 unrestricted departures

 

[Mark]

The new 306th FS at Atlantic City.. I think Andrews ANG is working on the same deal also but haven't noticed any callsign changes.
They seem to integrate into the Reserve guys with little changes.
DVIDS - News - 306th Fighter Squadron activated at 177th Fighter Wing (dvidshub.net)

More USAF info also from New Hampshire too.. Kind of reminds me of fire stations around here anymore.
Mix of full time paid and volunteer guys to get the job done.
Active-Duty Fighter, Tanker Squadrons Join Guard Wings in NJ, NH - Air Force Magazine

 

[wbagley]

E-6B BARDO 61 returns to Navy Pax River after some TACAMO work out over the water.

 

[jsoergel]

Anybody happen to have any Eglin F-35 A-A frequencies? Or know anyone that would?

226.700
256.750
266.550
290.675
292.700
342.500
343.000
352.100

Only verified a few on my own but most of them should be current. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used local freqs while TDY, though.

 

[freqhopping]

This sticky thread is of particular interest to me as living in New Castle DE there are frequently interesting things to photograph, in recent weeks ranging from refueling operations to a pass of the Boeing E-4 “Nightwatch.” I’d like to ask both freqhopping and fixingspurious: what gear were you using for the photos posted in this thread Wednesday and Thursday? As I’m sure you both know, capturing images of aircraft operating over 25K presents challenges…

I'm using a basic Nikon DSLR with a 18-400 lens.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

226.700
256.750
266.550
290.675
292.700
342.500
343.000
352.100

Only verified a few on my own but most of them should be current. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used local freqs while TDY, though.

Thank you very much! Yeah they probably will use local but I figured I might be able to hear them on their way to BTV tomorrow.

 

[Mark]

Looks like 10 tails from Eglin will be arriving.. Course always one Vermont resident or two who hates them.
Never understood people who buy home near the airport then complain about it..
Guess will need a couple tankers to get them up there..

Out of state F-35s to train in Vermont - YouTube

 

[Mark]

A new P-8A Eastbound from Wash State POSEIDEN1 (AE6A3A) on delivery? data shows as tail #170013 so for US Navy.
Maybe stopping at Pax River perhaps.

Looks like this new P-8A belongs to VX-1 Pioneers.

Boeing delivers 150th P-8 maritime patrol aircraft - Naval Today

 

[ZNY3347]

1502 local from tape had a BOBCAT-51 flight mention FL 17k
then push 338.300 ZNY Williamsport.Then another voice mentioned readback of 313.550.
Guess was TEX2 types but not sure.

VT-7 T-45C. Was at MDT yesterday

 

[wbagley]

1340- Exec1Fox (C-37 # 18-1947) off ADW heading south.

18-1947 went to MacDill and back. The real E1F was apparently 18-1942 ADW-SKF-ADW. The E1F ADSBExchange label on 18-1947 may be from a tail swap or perhaps cached from an earlier flight.

As is the custom in recent American politics, any attempt to praise a diversity group, no matter how well intended, will inevitably offend someone:

First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday through her spokesperson after receiving public backlash for saying in a speech Monday that Latinos are "as unique as breakfast tacos."

Spokesperson Michael LaRosa tweeted a brief apology on Tuesday morning following an onslaught of criticism from conservatives and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

"The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community," the tweet read.

Jill Biden apologizes after comparing diversity of Latinos to breakfast tacos - ABC News (go.com)

Senator Rubio has adjusted his profile picture accordingly.

 

[BM82557]

This drone came up in several posts a week or two ago --

Airbus’s Zephyr Drone Looks To Have Just Broken A Huge Aviation Record

 

[nodak1crdet3]

07-12-22
Not east coast but interesting.
Fairchild AFB WA.



Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[GriffissSpotter]

VT-7 T-45C. Was at MDT yesterday

I believe that T-45 came to Griffiss too yesterday. I was told by someone who lives near the airport that they saw it. It was unconfirmed because I never saw it or heard it.

 

[Mark]

See Macdill kc-135 SANK-23 coming North and
a SANK 22 from same circling in the Gulf off Florida panhandle.. Maybe for F-35s?
Another kc -135 out of Alabama no calls sign showing also headed Northeast FL 270.
Course they also could do hop with stop like Langley then onto Vermont.. just a WAG.