Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[AirScan]

Are the pilots' callsigns FOAM and GRIMACE in the clip?

I heard it as FOAM and GRIMACE too, there was also what sounded like a TED or TIM, so maybe It was a 3 ship. Hard to tell from the BTV tape, Ground/Tower blocking each other at times, so I might have missed the third one.

 

[Mark]

F-15E taking the wire.. scary moment.

 

[wbagley]

Are the pilots' callsigns FOAM and GRIMACE in the clip?

I heard it as FOAM and GRIMACE too, there was also what sounded like a TED or TIM, so maybe It was a 3 ship.

And maybe GRIMACE was the lead so GRIM was an ad hoc callsign for the flight.

I found some more audio on 270.6 from yesterday's GRIM F-35 flight in my ProScan logs. It's not as clear as the previous clip but has the pilots discussing someone who claimed they couldn't breathe due to a G-suit malfunction. Texas Motor Speedway is mentioned so perhaps this was a NASCAR flyover flight mission.

Also, if you take one of the F-35s on a cross country, call the local recruiter and set up a static display, they need help, their numbers are down this year. 'Why would you want to join the military if it's all a bunch of woke p*****s?' one of the pilots rhetorically asks.

 

[wbagley]

From Newsday:

Fighter jet intercepts private plane in restricted air space over Nassau's South Shore for Biden visit

Nassau County residents received a surprise in the skies over the South Shore Wednesday afternoon after an F-15 fighter jet intercepted a civilian aircraft that had entered restricted airspace 20 miles east of New York City, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Federal officials had implemented temporary flight restrictions in and around New York City with President Joe Biden in town for an address to the United Nations General Assembly.

The single-engine Cessna 172 private plane, which had departed from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, entered the restricted zone at 11:40 a.m. and failed to respond to multiple radio calls, officials said.

NORAD, a binational defense command of the U.S. and Canada, deployed the fighter jet to intercept the civilian aircraft, the agency said.

The private plane exited the restricted air space shortly before noon, said NORAD, which employs a defense network of radars, satellites and fighter aircrafts.

The FAA said it will investigate the incident.

The agency did not disclose how many people, other than the pilot, were on board the Cessna, where the plane was heading or what motivation the pilot may have had for entering the restricted air space.

"The FAA does not release details of open investigations," the agency said in a statement, declining additional comment. "Generally speaking, pilots who violate [temporary flight restrictions] can face sanctions ranging from warnings to license suspensions or revocations. The sanction depends on the circumstances of the violation."

A spokeswoman for the Town of Islip, which manages MacArthur Airport, directed inquiries to the FAA.

On social media Wednesday, Nassau residents from Massapequa to Jones Beach reported seeing the fighter jet with one woman from East Meadow posting online that the pictures on her walls began shaking as the fighter jet zipped overhead.

Nassau County residents received a surprise in the skies over the South Shore Wednesday afternoon after an F-15 fighter jet intercepted a civilian aircraft that had entered restricted airspace 20 miles east of New York City, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Federal officials had implemented temporary flight restrictions in and around New York City with President Joe Biden in town for an address to the United Nations General Assembly.

The single-engine Cessna 172 private plane, which had departed from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, entered the restricted zone at 11:40 a.m. and failed to respond to multiple radio calls, officials said.

NORAD, a binational defense command of the U.S. and Canada, deployed the fighter jet to intercept the civilian aircraft, the agency said.

The private plane exited the restricted air space shortly before noon, said NORAD, which employs a defense network of radars, satellites and fighter aircrafts.

The FAA said it will investigate the incident.

The agency did not disclose how many people, other than the pilot, were on board the Cessna, where the plane was heading or what motivation the pilot may have had for entering the restricted air space.

"The FAA does not release details of open investigations," the agency said in a statement, declining additional comment. "Generally speaking, pilots who violate [temporary flight restrictions] can face sanctions ranging from warnings to license suspensions or revocations. The sanction depends on the circumstances of the violation."

A spokeswoman for the Town of Islip, which manages MacArthur Airport, directed inquiries to the FAA.

On social media Wednesday, Nassau residents from Massapequa to Jones Beach reported seeing the fighter jet with one woman from East Meadow posting online that the pictures on her walls began shaking as the fighter jet zipped overhead.

By Robert Brodsky

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 21 Sep

PacBird 1 (C-37 # 16375) ADW-Hickam HI
SAM 051 (C-37 # 20-1949) ADW-Offutt AFB-ADW
SAM 058 (C-37 # 99-0402) ADW-Colorado Springs-Kansas City
SAM 784 (C-32 # 99-0003) Columbia SC-ADW
SAM 047 (C-37 # 20-1941) ADW-???? (Midwest/West Coast)

 

[mdmonitor]

1400- Couple of MD ANG A-10Cs working VHF (139.6 AM) as A2A. They don't use this freq very often.

 

[16Falcon]

Rumoured to be 14FW 175FS South Dakota ANG

4 F-16 were OH ANG, SD ANG, OK ANG and a WA

 

[CYUL]

Checking LiveATC the GRIM 1 flight landed at Burlington/KBTV. ID’d by Tower as F-35s. Sounded like a flight of 2. Perhaps the Ft. Drum discussion pertained to their alternate if they couldn’t make KBTV ? No hints as to whether they were on delivery or BTV based VT ANG ?

At the same time the F-35s we’re passing through ZBW 282.200 there was a SLAM 1 working an intercept, the controller warned them not to enter Canadian airspace, then handed them off to Huntress 260.900. There was also what sounded like BARON 1 that seemed to be part of the same exercise, mentioned something about going to Sherbrooke/YSC. Both RTB to Barnes/KBAF, so presumably F-15s.

I heard BRUSR (Top Aces) LJ35 yesterday on Huntress freq. Were they they doing any intercept work yesterday?

 

[Madfox]

4 F-16 were OH ANG, SD ANG, OK ANG and a WA

Charleroi 22/09/2022 CE107 Eastbound

HURON 11-14 KTOL>EBCI

88-0476 F-16C 175FS/114FW/SD

89-2040 F-16C 125FS/138FW/OK

89-2051 F-16C 112FS/180FW/OH

90-0739 F-16C 64AGRS/57Wg/WA

17-46031 KC-46A 22ARW/McConnell CAFE61 KFFO>KHIF

16-46020 KC-46A 133ARS/157ARW/NH`ANG CAFE62 KPSM>EGUN



This is what I have current for CONUS F16s at SABCA, average time before departing back to CONUS is 6.5-7 months, so the next ones out should be around mid-November.



91-0378 55FS/20FW/SW CE011/21-22 25/4/22

91-0384 55FS/20FW/SW CE011/21-22 25/4/22

(91-0341) 179FS/148FW/MN CE052/21-22 26/7/22

(91-0388) 179FS/148FW/MN CE052/21-22 26/7/22

88-0476 175FS/114FW/SD CE107/21-22 22/9/22

89-2040 125FS/138FW/OK CE107/21-22 22/9/22

89-2051 112FS/180FW/OH CE107/21-22 22/9/22

90-0739 64AGRS/57Wg/WA CE107/21-22 22/9/22

 

[Tech792]

1645- HMX-1 just lifted off from JFK, going up the Hudson. Presume going to one of the East River heliports. Showing 3 TIS-B targets.
1658- Just landed at one of the East River heliports.

 

[Tech792]

1823- NYPD aviation "package is on the move". Have the HMX-1 TIS-B targets leaving the heliport heading to JFK. A few brief hits on 143.825.
Also have 2 mil helos doing a racetrack pattern over the eastern end of Staten Island for the past hour next to the Hudson River. One has a tail number that comes back to DHS UH-60.

 

[MtnBiker2005]

Landed at the Miramar Airshow this afternoon.
B52 - 61-0031 - AE58AD - SCOUT93

MCAS Miramar Air Show 2022 - Aircraft List & Tracking links.
https://www.scandiego.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2035

 

[Mark]

Ramstein usual Friday Medevac early this week into Andrews.Must be busy week over there.
1715 local RCH-856 C-17 #07-7169 inbound Andrews message, 23 Ambulatory Patients,6 litter patients,11 Med crew attendants.
Too much Oktober Fest? Just kidding. Bet some varied stories from all aboard. On the job injuries,car accidents etc.

Potus late to Wilm this weekend as Sat morning departure.. Concert on the WH Lawn Friday night.
I think P6 showed massive tent being erected on the lawn there the other day.They may need porta heaters
Elton John To Perform At White House For Special Event (udiscovermusic.com)

 

[Tech792]

1657- AF1 just lifted off from JFK.
1905- Fighters RTB. Tanker WIDE 62 heading SW.

 

[frank3si]

President Biden just flew over the house here in New Castle on the way back to Andrews AFB. My fifth "photo session" with Air Force One in three weeks

 

[Mark]

Couple of TEAM McGuire KC-10's TEAM 48,49 headed South.. A/A 268.025 say push for tanker common 139.875.
2010 local A/A down South 139.875 push GK 238.100 gonna turn East.
2019 local talking about taking fighters arriving soon.

 

[AirScan]

I heard BRUSR (Top Aces) LJ35 yesterday on Huntress freq. Were they they doing any intercept work yesterday?

I didn’t hear BRUSR working ZBW associated with that exercise. Turns out BARON 1 was this Piper Navajo. N411US owner listed as the USAF. ZBW 135.700 handed off BARON 1 to Montreal on 132.550 then shortly after handed SLAM 1 (F-15 x2) off to Montreal on 229.200, the SLAM flight came back to ZBW advising no contact, after checking they said Montreal’s UHF capability was down in that area and gave them the VHF 132.550, but sounds like they had no joy with that either, that’s when ZBW told them to stay out of Canadian airspace, BARON 1 turned around and they did some ad hoc intercept practice with the F-15s in US airspace.

Might be worth keeping an eye on N411US and see what else they use it for, or maybe for a heads up on future active intercept exercises.

 

[Mark]

Couple of RCH C-17 flights from Andrews to Elmendorf overnight.
RCH-4578 and RCH 4615.
Someone have a trip coming up?

 

[Tech792]

0445- TEAL 74 (97-5304) out of Biloxi headed out for Fiona in the Atlantic on ADSB, just off the Georgia coast.

 

[mdmonitor]

0815- Sumo 34 (E-6B # 163918 VQ-4 Det) off PAX heading south.