Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Madfox]

Possible delivery flight of three F-35s (thanks as always for the heads up jsoergel ) passing Kentucky eastbound at 11 am EDT, callsign LIGHTNING ONE.

Air to air on 246.9, audio clip attached below.

Norwegian 332A flt inbound KBGR, F35s

 

[WatnNY]

I just moved to downtown DC with my short range FM radio/receiver. Other than HMX 143.825, does anyone know of any good FM frequencies to monitor?

Put 259.000, 260.900 & 247.050 in for CAP - they seem to be the busiest right now...

 

[mdmonitor]

Sure could be. At 10:40 am EDT on 254.6 I heard '[REGION or REGENT?] from REACH ... you are cleared to FL250' on 254.6. That LIGHTNING ONE callsign I heard on interplane was perhaps just a generic usage among the delivery pilots. I've got two AirSpy R2s running, I'll check them as time permits to see if they got any checkins. In the trailing static of the interplane conversation I thought I heard Maine mentioned.

Sounded like those F-35 O2 masks in the reply to REACH. I've attached the brief clip from 254.6, see if you can catch the callsign of the fighters. My callsign guesses are famously tone-deaf even with the help of Ron's list.

Bill

I hear it as REGENT

 

[AirScan]

I've attached the brief clip from 254.6, see if you can catch the callsign of the fighters.

I hear it as Norwegian, this is the callsign they were using with ATC, "Norwegian 332A".

 

[wbagley]

Norwegian 332A flt inbound KBGR, F35s

Norwegian 332A it is.

Here's the checkin with Indy Center on 134.7 from LiveATC after the refueling. REACH 081 seems to refer to the F-35s as NAL or NOW 332A. Or do I need one of those new non-prescription hearing aids?

 

[Madfox]

Norwegian 332A it is.

Here's the checkin with Indy Center on 134.7 from LiveATC after the refueling. REACH 081 seems to refer to the F-35s as NAL or NOW 332A. Or do I need one of those new non-prescription hearing aids?

Flight plan should have them listed as NOW332A/B/C

 

[wbagley]

Did you do a tour in VP-5 Madfox?

 

[Madfox]

Did you do a tour in VP-5 Madfox?

Hell no, just a professional P8 chaser

 

[wbagley]

Did you do a tour in VP-5 Madfox?

Hell no, just a professional P8 chaser

I served in a sister VP squadron with RAF exchange crewmembers in the 1970s. My RAF Squadron Leader Patrol Plane Commander's father was a retired Air Commodore. He gave me the cook's tour of his old school, Clare College, Cambridge.

He led me walking across the Clare College Courtyard and the porter came running out of his lodge to inform us that the courtyard was closed to visitors.

'But not to Senior Members of the University!' was the Air Commodore's testy reply.

 

[Tech792]

1548- Nobles A/A 264.85 looking to tank up, "they're scrambling a tanker from NJ"

 

[mdmonitor]

1605- Score 84 (P-8 # 167951 VX-20) working in Atlantic Test Track/W386 w/Giantkiller (118.125). Will RTB PAX.

1613- Open carrier w/some weak voice on 323.8. Sounds like EAM broadcast.

1615- Pack 94 (KC-46 # 18-46047 NH ANG) into McGuire from Pease.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Seems to be a change (or FAA mistake) for next weekend, FAA Safety Notice issued for Rehoboth (issued today), rather than Wilmington (issued yesterday).

Resources - Notices - FAA - FAASTeam - FAASafety.gov

VIP Movement Notification - Rehoboth Beach, DE
Notice Number: NOTC2560

Notice: Expect VIP movement August 26, 2022 to August 28, 2022 in the vicinity of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Pilots can expect temporary airspace restrictions in conjunction with this VIP movement.

 

[frank3si]

Sharing a photo of Thunderbird 5 at this afternoon's practice over Atlantic City. Fun with the ocean atmosphere...

 

[Mark]

1548- Nobles A/A 264.85 looking to tank up, "they're scrambling a tanker from NJ"

NICE-99 the Alert current KC-10 tanker said on boom freq that previous tanker had boom
that wouldn't stow correctly so they got pressed into service.

 

[jaymatt1978]

FYI Atlantic City Airshow is tomorrow already geting the Thunderbirds practice 149.6500

 

[Hbright]

I just moved to downtown DC with my short range FM radio/receiver. Other than HMX 143.825, does anyone know of any good FM frequencies to monitor?

okay HMX-1 is doing landing practice tonight on the south lawn (while POTUS is away on vacation). Does anyone know how the pilots communicate with the White House controller? Presumably that’s an FM freq like the rest of HMX-1 comms.

 

[mdmonitor]

FYI Atlantic City Airshow is tomorrow already geting the Thunderbirds practice 149.6500

I had that plugged in here and all I get a a local ham repeater.

 

[krokus]

I had that plugged in here and all I get a a local ham repeater.

Ham? That is outside the ham allocation, maybe it is MARS?

 

[mdmonitor]

okay HMX-1 is doing landing practice tonight on the south lawn (while POTUS is away on vacation). Does anyone know how the pilots communicate with the White House controller? Presumably that’s an FM freq like the rest of HMX-1 comms.

I have following for White House/Pentagon

122.9 (Wheelhouse)
143.1 Pentagon
231.3 Pentagon
293.5 Pentagon

Here's what I have for HMX-1 presets:

HMX-1 / Marine One Frequency Presets

01 BASE 355.3 (Quantico MCAF)
02 NYG GND 340.200 ( Quantico MCAF)
03 NYG TWR 360.200 ( Quantico MCAF)
04 NYG APP 127.050 ( Quantico MCAF)
05 DAA TWR 229.400 (Davison AAF)
06 DCA TWR 257.600 ( Reagan Airport )
07 ADW TWR 349.00 (Andrews AFB)
08 ADW GND 275.800 (Andrews AFB)
09 JPAN TWR 231.300 (Pentagon Army Heliport)
10 NDV 375.000
11 ADW METRO 344.600 (Andrews AFB)
12 ADW RDR 335.500 (Andrews AFB)
13 SAM DESK 378.100 (Special Air Missions)
14 FETH-H 267.600
15 CONTROL 277.175
16 OUTSIDE BTWY 273.950 (Squadron Tac)
17 IAD TWR 348.60 ( Washington Dulles)
18 BWI APP 317.425 (Balt-Wash Intl)
19 BWI TWR 257.800 (Balt-Wash Intl)
20 W - H 268.000 (Wheelhouse / Whitehouse)
21 JSD 305.800 ( Sikorsky Heliport CT )
22 CGAS NY 345.000 (Coast Guard Air Station)
23 FEMA 241.000
24 RFLUSH 236.300 (HX-21 PAX)
25 NYG APP 290.375 ( Quantico MCAF)
26 NYG TWR 118.600 ( Quantico MCAF)
27 DAA TWR 126.300 (Davison AAF)
28 DCA TWR 134.350 ( Reagan Airport )
29 ADW TWR 118.400 (Andrews AFB)
30 ADW GND 121.800 (Andrews AFB)
31 ADW RDR 119.300 (Andrews AFB)
32 JPN TWR 143.100 (Pentagon Army Heliport)
33 DCA TWR ALT 119.100 ( Reagan Airport )
34 DCA ATIS 132.650 ( Reagan Airport )
35 NIGHTHAWK 142.750 (Squadron Tac)
36 IAD TWR 120.100 ( Washington Dulles)
37 BWI APP 119.700 (Balt-Wash Intl)
38 MEDSTAR 123.050
39 FEMA 126.200
40 NYG ATIS 263.150 ( Quantico MCAF)
41 BASE 30.15
42 NYG TWR 41.95 ( Quantico MCAF)
43 NDV 34.35
44 RANGE CNTRL 38.70
45 W.REED 41.00 (Walter Reed Medical)
46 JSD 41.10 ( Sikorsky Heliport CT )

 

[RaleighGuy]

Wednesday travel
10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Rehoboth Beach
10:55 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House