Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[krokus]

It's now official, congratulations to Lt. Amanda 'Stalin' Lee and the other new Blue Angels team members!

Meet Lt. Amanda "Stalin" Lee, First Woman Blue Angels Jet Demo Pilot (thedrive.com)

I saw your post mentioned, in an article with an embedded link, high mentioned the "pilot fit" factor.

 

[mdmonitor]

14256- Have two acft "2" & "1" chatting on 319.4 about cargo loads. Probably Viking 01 (C-5 # 69-0024) & Viking 02 (85-0005) currently transiting our area heading northeast. Both Vikings departed from John Glenn Airport in Columbus OH.

 

[mdmonitor]

1545- AF2 (C-32 # 98-0002) inbound to ADW from ACY.

 

[Mark]

14256- Have two acft "2" & "1" chatting on 319.4 about cargo loads. Probably Viking 01 (C-5 # 69-0024) & Viking 02 (85-0005) currently transiting our area heading northeast. Both Vikings departed from John Glenn Airport in Columbus OH.

Rgr Ron saw both of these depart Dover this morning as a pair.Kind of rare for C-5M's to pair up like that
on training mission.C-5M #69-0024 the only C-5A converted to M standards doesn't get out often.
Seems they use it for mostly short training runs anymore.Seemed like a special paired cargo run/training today.
They were last seen heading Northeast.. Seems on replay this afternoon they both went into Cape Cod Coast Guard Air station and still there.
Bet that was a sight to the locals.

 

[Mark]

After departing RIAT today that LN F-15E with new USAF 75th anniversary paint job did a run thru the Mach loop in Wales.
Looks great!
The Spectacular Newly painted USAF F-15 Strike Eagle Fly's the Mach Loop on departure from RIAT 22 - YouTube

 

[RaleighGuy]

This week, looks like a Thursday trip to Pennsylvania before a weekend in Wilmington.

VIP Notice - Wilkes-Barre, PA
Notice Number: NOTC2493
July 21, 2022
Wilkes-Barre, PA
30/10 NMR - 17,999 FT MSL

VIP Movement Notification - Wilmington, DE
Notice Number: NOTC2490
July 22-24, 2022
Wilmington, DE
28/12 NMR - 17,999 FT MSL

 

[freqhopping]

B-52 flyover for the Home Run Derby in L.A. showed as a TIS-B track.
B-52

 

[mdmonitor]

Air Force considers removing co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews

The idea could reduce potential troop casualties during wartime refueling missions.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[BM82557]

Fyi --

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Appears To Shoot Down Its Own Su-34 Strike Fighter

 

[wbagley]

Air Force considers removing co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews

The idea could reduce potential troop casualties during wartime refueling missions.

www.airforcetimes.com

A friend who commanded the 72nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Whiteman AFB says there was a push in the initial development of the B-2 to make it single-piloted. The argument was successfully made that the two-man rule for nuke weapons required the second pilot. I believe that initially the B-2 had no autothrottles and the engine indicators were crude LCD digital displays. A kludged tablet-like flat panel engine indicator was later added to give visual cues like needle movement as engine power changed.

 

[Mark]

Looks like Potus VIP short trip to Rhode Island tomorrow.
2/5134 NOTAM Details (faa.gov)

 

[Mark]

0345 local GOLD-84 #18-46044 coming North from Shaw and GOLD-83 KC-10 #86-0035
coming South from Bangor.First wave I assume.
0403 local GOLD-84 Tanker boom on 378.200 says done first round of A/R for now.
Someone mentioned Tiger too.
0407 Some weak A/A chat on 314.100.GOLD-83 looks to be headed to ACK.
Not much chat as they move up the Coast away from me.
0420 GOLD-84 on 135.800.

 

[mdmonitor]

0813- Brave flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) off ADW (348.725) running weekly Falcon Virgo exercise. A2A is 320.45. Working Huntress (139.7). Brave 2 is female pilot.

0815- UAF 1230 (United Arab Emirates AF C-17 # 1230) off DOV heading west.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

0956 - CHARLIE DELTA 31 flight of two T-45s off of Griffiss heading to the Viper Airspace.
0958 - CHARLIE DELTA 21 flight of 2 T-45s off of Griffiss, with Syracuse Approach.
1000 - CHARLIE DELTA 21 handed off to ZBW 135.250
1005 - CHARLIE DELTA 11 flight just departed Griffiss
1007 - CHARLIE DELTA 11 flight handed off to ZBW 135.250.
1008 - CHARIE DELTA 11 flight checking on Viper Common (226.300), heading into the Lowville MOA.

1022 - STEAM 41 established in the Viper, away from my scanner now so if anyone knows what they’re doing and could let me know, that would be great.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Busy week for FLOTUS with visits to Connecticut, Detroit and Georgia.

On Wednesday, July 20, at 12:30 PM ET, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will arrive at Tweed-New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut.
At 1:00 PM ET, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will visit a Horizons National summer learning program, held at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, CT

At 4:45 PM ET, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will arrive at Detroit International Airport in Detroit, Michigan.
On Thursday, July 21, at 10:00 AM ET, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will visit a Detroit Public Schools Community District summer learning program

On Thursday, July 21, at 1:15 PM ET, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will arrive at Athens-Ben Epps Airport in Athens, Georgia.
At 1:45 PM ET, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will visit a Horizons National summer learning program, held at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Wednesday, July 20, President Biden will travel to Somerset, Massachusetts.

 

[RichardKramer]

Venus 41 (C-37A 97-0401) simulated missed apprch @Reading Regional; 125.15 AD/119.9 Twr; VFR back to ADW @1115L.

 

[Madfox]

0345 local GOLD-84 #18-46044 coming North from Shaw and GOLD-83 KC-10 #86-0035
coming South from Bangor.First wave I assume.
0403 local GOLD-84 Tanker boom on 378.200 says done first round of A/R for now.
Someone mentioned Tiger too.
0407 Some weak A/A chat on 314.100.GOLD-83 looks to be headed to ACK.
Not much chat as they move up the Coast away from me.
0420 GOLD-84 on 135.800.

79th FS arrived Moron

 

[tnbound]

SODA82 refueling ELVIS31 on AR Track 633 using A-A 240.350

 

[AirScan]

1022 - STEAM 41 established in the Viper, away from my scanner now so if anyone knows what they’re doing and could let me know

STEAM 41 was AR 276.500 with NINJA 21 BTV F-35s x2, the only F35s heard. When chatting with the tanker NINJA apologised for the Florida guys not showing up, said they were down from 6 to 3 due maintenance issues. The T-45s RTB back to Griffiss.