Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[mdmonitor]

New mil-air listener in MD. Can you guys recommend a FAQ or Wiki I should become familiar with before asking too many questons?
Tnx,
Dan

Dam

My advice. Read the Forum posts that being put up and you should get a sense of what kind of stuff is "postable". Don't hesitate to ask any of us questions, etc.

I don't live too far away so anything I can hear you should be able to hear as well---depending on your equipment & antenna setup

I'm attaching my Mid Atlantic Milair freq list and military callsign list to get you started.

 

[djvnet]

Dam

My advice. Read the Forum posts that being put up and you should get a sense of what kind of stuff is "postable". Don't hesitate to ask any of us questions, etc.

I'm attaching my Mid Atlantic Milair freq list and military callsign list to get you started.

Thank you!

 

[BM82557]

VENUS02 doing figure 8's over Missouri --

 

[BM82557]

New mil-air listener in MD. Can you guys recommend a FAQ or Wiki I should become familiar with before asking too many questons?
Tnx,
Dan

You're in a good location for when there is a Guard Dog CAP, (Camp David). I'm about 30 miles west of you.

 

[BM82557]

Oops! Forgot to include this link for the new guy --

Delmarva Milcom Monitoring - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[paradiver]

VENUS02 doing figure 8's over Missouri --

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Looks like they finished and heading west past Kansas City. Someone out for a joy ride, since they came from San Antonio.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Looks like they finished and heading west past Kansas City. Someone out for a joy ride, since they came from San Antonio.

Flight tests since they are in rehab/upgrade

 

[Mark]

Flight tests since they are in rehab/upgrade

Wonder if they have company employees at L-3 who ride in the back and jump on the beds checking for squeaks and noises
and test everything else while flying?

Four more Dyess C-130J's headed Northeast with XXX callsigns from Texas like yesterday.
Dyess sure has a mess of them based down there.I think the other 4 are still at Bangor.

Also headed NW up into BC Canada KC-135 SKATER-08 and a SKATER-06 as well from Phoenix.
SKATER-08 used to be the old McGuire Alert CAP tanker callsign before they switched to 99.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Wonder if they have company employees at L-3 who ride in the back and jump on the beds checking for squeaks and noises
and test everything else while flying?

@Mark you know beds aren't a major focus of the administration, now how cold the ice cream is that's another story.

 

[Dutchmil]

Looks like a couple of KC-135's out of Warner Robins KWRB dragged someone from over central Georgia
to SKBQ airport in Colombia earlier today.
BOBBY-31 #62-3565
BOBBY-41 #59-1462
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Good call Mark, they dragged CUBE 81 and CUBE 91 flight from Columbia airport KCAE to Marandúa Air Base SKUA.
The 169th FW F-16s are taking part in exercise Relámpago VII in Colombia starting next week.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1563617450209705984

 

[Mark]

@Mark you know beds aren't a major focus of the administration, now how cold the ice cream is that's another story.

Lots of sleep needed though. Maybe they added a soft ice cream machine
Correction to my post above McGuire Alert CAP tanker way back in the day
was SKATER-07. Close but no cigar
Wonder if SKATER-06,08 were called for other Alert NORAD ADIZ backup duty up North.

There has recently been some visitors up that way.Maybe expecting more.
NORAD: Russian Aircraft Entered Alaska Defense Zone | Newsmax.com

 

[Hbright]

VC-25A 92-9000, radio callsign VENUS 02, does a maintenance test flight (or possibly a post-maintenance acceptance flight from the callsign) out of Kelly Field, Texas with a touch and go before landing back at SKF. ADS-B ident is PLAY66S.

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Re the flight today, looks like they’ve used VENUS02 c/s in the past for test flights.

 

[wbagley]

VC-25A 92-9000, radio callsign VENUS 02, does a maintenance test flight (or possibly a post-maintenance acceptance flight from the callsign) out of Kelly Field, Texas with a touch and go before landing back at SKF. ADS-B ident is PLAY66S.

Re the flight today, looks like they’ve used VENUS02 c/s in the past for test flights.

They certainly have. I was guessing that the VENUS callsign meant that the flight was operated by SAM pilots rather than Boeing pilots but I'm not sure. That PLAY66S ADS-B ident did display early in today's flight but it might have been an FMS placeholder typed by maintenance for the earlier flight.

 

[wx9svr]

Well, some other VIP traffic as two C-32As head west on a Saturday afternoon.

SAM 926 is going to LAX, not sure about SAM 894.

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VENUS02 was almost directly over my head at this point.

 

[Mark]

Monday morning in Florida could be a big day 08:33 local but even NASA Assoc Director says odds
are Artemis could scrub for a variety of reasons. Course a link to a Artemis Estes model rocket and you can launch your own.
That brings back memories. LOL
'Zero hour' for NASA Artemis 1 moon mission launch on Aug. 29 | Space

SWATH-99 McGuire KC-10 in the CAP this morning.Guess filling in for no show tanker.
There was a SWATH-20 KC-135 that showed in Pease early this morning but never got off the ground.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 27 Aug

SAM 795 (C-40 # 02-0042) West coast ??-ADW
SAM 861 (C-37 # 06-0500) Teterboro??-ADW
SAM 894 (C-32 # 99-0003) ADW-Los Angeles
SAM 984 (C-37 # 20-1941) ADW-Orlando
SAM 926 (C-32 # 98-0002) ADW-Los Angeles

 

[Mark]

VIP Movement Summary 27 Aug

SAM 984 (C-37 # 20-1941) ADW-Orlando

VIP for Monday Artemis launch?

 

[BM82557]

At the other end of the spectrum from Artemis is Spinlaunch --

 

[jetcrafter]

Heads Up Mid-Atlantic

Just had FAST 51 take off from Pease at 945 AM EDT heading your way in the climb up to FL320 using UHF ZBW. Sounds like a single ship.

Freqs:
269.400 Pease departure

ZBW
263.050
269.475
360.600

 

[wbagley]

VIP for Monday Artemis launch?

As AF2 and the other VIP aircraft arrive for the launch it will be interesting to see which runways they use. In the past the Shuttle Landing Facility, the Canaveral Space Force Station Skid Strip and Patrick AFB have hosted AF1, AF2, Elon Musk's bizjet and others.