Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Mark]

Looks like some Minot Buffs will be heading to Fairford UK soon from a UK twitter post.
Cargo flights bringing the ground crews/gear so far. Minot guys too far North for us down here in Maryland
N649GT Atlas Air B767 Pax bus N649GT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware
N745CK Kalitta. N745CK Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

 

[wbagley]

Here's a blast from the past! MOOSE in the International Callsign Handbook c1992 by Gayle Van Horn!

Thanks! Now that I think about it, MOOSE (or maybe LOBSTA) sounds like an obvious Down East callsign.

After the fueling, SKULL 12 called DOOM 51 on 228.275 and said that their laser transmitter was inop and requested that DOOM do buddy lasing when they got to the range.

Looks like they went to the Pecos MOA west of Cannon AFB in New Mexico.

 

[mattl3320]

Here's the list I use. Also go into the wkiki and get the genera; aviation frequencies

ACY TOWER VHF	120.3000	239.0000
ACY APP/DEP SOUTH	124.6000
ATLANTIC CITY APP/DEP 327	327.1250
ATLANTIC CITY APP/DEP 385	385.5000
ACY APP/DEP NORTH	134.2500

BLUE ANGELS FAT ALBERT	305.9000
BLUE ANGELS SHOW BOX	284.2500
BLUE ANGLES COMM 20	246.5000
BLUE ANGLES PREFLIGHT	261.5000
BLUE ANGLES REFUELING	289.8000
BLUE ANGELS	227.1750

THUNDERBIRDS STARTUP	143.2500
THUNDERBIRDS DIAMOND 139	139.2250
THUNDERBIRDS DIAMOND 140	140.7000
THUNDERBIRDS DIAMOND 141	141.0750
THUNDERBIRDS DIAMOND	141.1750
THUNDERBIRDS DIAMOND	141.8500
THUNDERBIRDS DIAMOND AIR-TO-AIR	149.6500
THUNDERBIRDS SOLO/TAXI	235.2500

thanks for the list. I will program them into my radio and see what i hear in a few weeks.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Tuesday travel...

11:40 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Charleston Executive Airport Charleston Executive Airport, South Carolina
12:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Charleston, South Carolina en route Washington, DC Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina

1:20 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in Washington, DC Joint Base Andrews
1:50 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the White House South Grounds

7:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Fort Lesley J. McNair South Grounds
7:20 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, DC en route New Castle, Delaware from Fort Lesley J. McNair
8:15 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Castle, Delaware

 

[mattl3320]

cool Raleighguy thanks for the heads up will be a long weekend for the nobles guys and tankers it looks like .

 

[WatnNY]

386.800 is also used as part of the United States Department of Defense (14C) system around the world

United States Department of Defense (14C) Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

United States Department of Defense (14C) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

That's what I was figuring. Just didn't sound aircraft related, more like EMS. The callsign for the base was 5-Xray or Xray-5, I can't remember which.

 

[WatnNY]

I hear A-A on there a lot from time to time, not that strange

But to give your callsign while doing it? On a national emergency freq? I guess if it works for them it works for me.

 

[WatnNY]

386.800 is one freq part of Andrews P-25 trunked system.. scroll down to Sysid 019.
Joint National Capital Region Trunking System, Various, Multi-State (radioreference.com)

Thanks, Mark. That's what I was figuring. I'll take it out of the scanner then...

 

[WatnNY]

Also heard Mussel 7 & 8 "Ops normal" on 1st Helo Squadron freq, I think 120.9? I need to move the damn gear shifter, it's in the way! I'm not even sure I have that freq in the scanner! For all the frequencies I have in the radio I really don't hear a lot. A lot of key ups on CAP freq 324.400 (but no audio) and 135.xxx, again no audio.

At the place I rent I'm in the basement and get zero reception down here. It's a serious bummer.

 

[wbagley]

20:08 on 121.500 was "I'll be coming in behind you." Then "There's a bunch of you tonight." Lastly, different aircraft stated "Yes there is...United 768."

A quick check of Flight Aware showed flight United 768 was Southeast of DC, flying Northeast at 35,000 feet, headed to Newark.

Strange to use 121.5 as air to air!

Using 121.5 to chat is indeed considered a little rude in some quarters. After the 9-11 attacks in 2001 you almost have to monitor 121.5 even over land in case you miss a frequency change and go lost comm. Years ago, mostly the international folks monitored guard 121.5 out over the water. The domestic flights often had a company ops frequency in the second radio or 123.45 to chat and pass sports scores for the pax in the back.

These days the majority of transmissions I hear on my scanner on 121.5 are accidental. Sometimes you get a Delta Sky God doing a long public address announcement for a bunch of New Yorkers going to Fort Lauderdale. As soon as he/she/they are finished you hear a warm chorus of reviews of the speech from pilots of other less prestigious airlines.

A friend tells me that it is very easy to push the wrong button on the audio control panel and make an inadvertent transmission. I've never done it myself of course...

You have the guard police on 121.5 that shout out 'on guard!' anytime they hear as much as a mic click on the frequency. A Speedbird (British Airways) pilot whose accent suggested that he was from the home counties and went to an Oxbridge college replied, 'what did d'Artagnan say to the Three Musketeers?' This literary pun was probably lost on the vast majority of the listening pilot audience. Most pilots probably think The Three Musketeers was written by Alexander Dumbass.

 

[JetWash]

A Falcon Virgo exercise popped up just after 105AM local. Using "channel 19" to talk to Huntress which seems to be 260.9. 126.2 is simulated guard freq. Blackjack 1 is the helo. TOIs are CAP2582 A462FE, a Cessna 182 Skylane from Manassas and PAT322 ADFE51, a Beech C12V Huron from Fort Belvoir. They've been on 139.7, 260.9, 335.5 and several others that were too many and too fast to copy, as unprepared as I was for this surprise. Comms were fast and furious until about 120AM local then silence for about 15 minutes...picking up again at 138AM. ADSB shows PAT322 crossed the Bay and reversed just NW of Salisbury after first going a couple of racetrack patterns over Baltimore then going as far as south of Fort A.P. Hill. ADSB showing a MLAT hit for 2E8C2F southwest of Upper Marlboro. PAT332 has been as high as 8000 feet...not about 5000 feet...while CAP2582 has been consistently around 2500 feet. Almost 2AM now and I feel sleep calling me just after hearing a reference to COSMIC 01. INSERT: COSMIC01 on 335.5 request "direct Atlantic City as a 2-ship" at 155AM.

 

[wbagley]

A Falcon Virgo exercise popped up just after 105AM local.

 

[Dutchmil]

PETRO 51 is off Hono with a timing turn, possibly for the Blues to get in trail. Fat Albert off the at deck at Kāneʻohe as well.

PETRO 51 (63-8026) and PETRO 52 (57-1427) supported NAVY BLUE ANGEL 01 flight from
Kaneohe Bay to Colorado Springs Municipal Airport [KCOS]. ALTRV Coronet West 464.

Hope this helps,


René.

 

[BM82557]

Just noticed this one --

 

[mdmonitor]

0913- DeeCee 21 (KC-135R # 59-1469 756th ARS) working Giantkiller (255.0) for entry into W107.

 

[Dutchmil]

VMFA-225 returned from their Red Flag Alaska 22-3 deployment yesterday.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1559529333630402561

 

[mdmonitor]

0942- Candy 01 (KC-10 # 86-0032) & Sumac 47 (C-17 # 04-4128 6th AS) working on 238.9 coordinating AAR out in AR 636. Candy 01 showing as Deed 14 on ADS-B.

0955- Score 10 (poss MQ-4 VX-20) working Giantkiller (118.125) check in at FL500 requesting flight following down the coast. Confirms they will work ZNY (Oceanic??) before heading south. Advises they will be working a couple of Giantkillers on the way down before switching to Jacksonville.

1000- Exxon 02 (KC-10 # 85-0031) working Giantkiller (118.125)

1005- Devil 11 flt (4 X F-16s 119th FS NJ ANG) working ZNY Millville (363.0)>ZDC Sea Isle (285.4)

 

[domyers]

Monday there was an Exercise in W-72 area off the VA / NC coast. F-22s were fighting F/A-18s. Unfortunately, I can only hear as far south as W-386. The exercise went on from 9:30L to 18:30L with about a two break between 13:00L to 15:00L. Apparently, it also involved a US Boat. I believe the F/A-18s were mostly west coast. A P-8 and KC-10 were orbiting off the MD coast. STEELJAW E-2C was orbiting over Pax River. I was also monitoring LiveATC for KNTU and KLFI.
Dan / K3NXX
Horsham, Pa

	Oceana NAS W-72 Exercise
238.100​	Giant Killer W-386
357.400​	Giant Killer W-72
294.825	Battlefield Airspace W-72 (unconfirmed)
335.100	Battlefield Airspace W-72 (unconfirmed)
239.025​	Great Dominion (Local ATC Airspace Control)
242.750​	E-2C VAW-123 SCREWTOP
242.750​	E-2C VAW-121 BLUETAIL (Battlefield Airspace Control)
342.675​	E-2Cs (SCREWTOP, BLUETAIL, STEELJAW)
283.825​	EXXON (KC-10) to BLUETAIL (E-2C) Coordination
276.275	E-2Cs (SCREWTOP, BLUETAIL, STEELJAW)
229.350​	A/R Boom EXXON (KWRI KC-10)
234.750​	F/A-18 a2a
275.750​	F/A-18 a2a
229.575​	F/A-18 a2a
299.500​	RAM VMA-214
228.450​	F-22 27th FS a2a
233.525​	F-22 27th FS a2a
257.075​	F-22 27th FS a2a
305.600​	Langley SOF
253.500	Langley Twr DOOM Flt of 2 landing
360.200	Lakehurst, NJ Twr
254.775	Encryption
264.225	active / unknown / related??
371.050​	active / unknown / related??
	Players:
	VFA-136 Knighthawks HAWK
	VAQ-142 Gray Wolves GRIM
	VFC-12 Fighting Omars AMBUSH
	VMA-214 RAM
	E-2C SCREWTOP VAW-123
	E-2C BLUETAIL VAW-121
	E-2C STEELJAW VAW-???
	P-8 (SHOWTIME??)
	KC-10 EXXON
	27th FS MOMBO

 

[domyers]

Monday there was an Exercise in W-72 area off the VA / NC coast. F-22s were fighting F/A-18s. Unfortunately, I can only hear as far south as W-386. The exercise went on from 9:30L to 18:30L with about a two break between 13:00L to 15:00L. Apparently, it also involved a US Boat. I believe the F/A-18s were mostly west coast. A P-8 and KC-10 were orbiting off the MD coast. STEELJAW E-2C was orbiting over Pax River. I was also monitoring LiveATC for KNTU and KLFI.
Dan / K3NXX
Horsham, Pa

	Oceana NAS W-72 Exercise
238.100​	Giant Killer W-386
357.400​	Giant Killer W-72
294.825	Battlefield Airspace W-72 (unconfirmed)
335.100	Battlefield Airspace W-72 (unconfirmed)
239.025​	Great Dominion (Local ATC Airspace Control)
242.750​	E-2C VAW-123 SCREWTOP
242.750​	E-2C VAW-121 BLUETAIL (Battlefield Airspace Control)
342.675​	E-2Cs (SCREWTOP, BLUETAIL, STEELJAW)
283.825​	EXXON (KC-10) to BLUETAIL (E-2C) Coordination
276.275	E-2Cs (SCREWTOP, BLUETAIL, STEELJAW)
229.350​	A/R Boom EXXON (KWRI KC-10)
234.750​	F/A-18 a2a
275.750​	F/A-18 a2a
229.575​	F/A-18 a2a
299.500​	RAM VMA-214
228.450​	F-22 27th FS a2a
233.525​	F-22 27th FS a2a
257.075​	F-22 27th FS a2a
305.600​	Langley SOF
253.500	Langley Twr DOOM Flt of 2 landing
360.200	Lakehurst, NJ Twr
254.775	Encryption
264.225	active / unknown / related??
371.050​	active / unknown / related??
	Players:
	VFA-136 Knighthawks HAWK
	VAQ-142 Gray Wolves GRIM
	VFC-12 Fighting Omars AMBUSH
	VMA-214 RAM
	E-2C SCREWTOP VAW-123
	E-2C BLUETAIL VAW-121
	E-2C STEELJAW VAW-???
	P-8 (SHOWTIME??)
	KC-10 EXXON
	27th FS MOMBO

CORRECTION:
299.50 should VFC-12 AMBUSH
Dan

 

[BM82557]

Tuesday travel...

11:40 AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Charleston Executive Airport Charleston Executive Airport, South Carolina
12:05 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Charleston, South Carolina en route Washington, DC Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina

1:20 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in Washington, DC Joint Base Andrews
1:50 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the White House South Grounds

7:00 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Fort Lesley J. McNair South Grounds
7:20 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Washington, DC en route New Castle, Delaware from Fort Lesley J. McNair
8:15 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Castle, Delaware

Breaking news --

First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19