Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[KO4RJX]

Didn't make the morning news in Shreveport. Probably the dreaded seven-engine emergency landing.

I saw the post, wasn’t long after people were calling him out. The photos were a few years old from something else.

 

[mdmonitor]

1415- Scan 39 (L-39 N391ZA) working w/Scan 04 (CRJ-7 N804X NGTF) on NGTF discrete (123.225) advising that they flew into a flock of birds and their left navigation light was broken. They have to RTB BWI.

1427- Venus 96 (C-32 # 09-0016) pattern work at ADW (118.4/125.65)

 

[wbagley]

GRIM 21 flight of two at FL270 coming east past Kentucky with Indy Center on 290.55>293.225>317.75 talking air to air doing word puzzles on 378.6 at 7:20 pm EDT.

 

[CYUL]

E6 AGLET70 Approaching Bangor. Comms on 311.000, Fuel and air stairs

 

[freqhopping]

GRIM 21 flight of two at FL270 coming east past Kentucky with Indy Center on 290.55>293.225>317.75 talking air to air doing word puzzles on 378.6 at 7:20 pm EDT.

Just now breaking squelch here on 378.6.

 

[wbagley]

E6 AGLET70 Approaching Bangor. Comms on 311.000, Fuel and air stairs

They were fueling a little earlier on AR-777, I didn't see the tanker.

 

[Mark]

Geriatric E-3 Sentry Has Caused Dire Airborne Early Warning Gap: General (thedrive.com)

(Commentary) This is what drives me nuts about the USAF.They spend gazillions on high tech A/A F-22/F-35 fighters and there are
few enemies that do that anymore.Seems to me Intel and C-17 type transports are far more useful these days.
Even the A-10 in situations and drones have proven to be more useful than high tech A/A fighters.Thats one reason they turned the F-22 into a
glorified A/G Bomber. yet the other day another article from USAF Generals sounding the alarm at our high tech fighter shortage.
Too much smoke coming from them these days.. Try to see thru it

OT my family and friends down on the Florida Gulf Coast did OK. Gonna be a mess for a while..

 

[Mark]

Just now breaking squelch here on 378.6.

2039 local Aircraft on McGuire CP 134.100 requesting status of our receiver DOOM-81
2041 FOLIO-21 KC-10 #79-1947 just off McGuire westbound.

 

[wbagley]

2039 local Aircraft on McGuire CP 134.100 requesting status of our receiver DOOM-81
2041 FOLIO-21 KC-10 #79-1947 just off McGuire westbound.

79-1947 is apparently actually ABIDE (or ABEED?) 88, not FOLIO 21 as labeled, joining DOOM 81 on AR-455 over Kentucky talking on 336.1. There was confusion over which endpoint is the rendezvous point and the direction of initial fueling.

You can hear the non-standard rendezvous plans in the attached clip.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 29 Sep

SAM 207 (C-37 # 99-0402) ADW-???
Marine 101 (C-37 # 166378) California-ADW
SAM 208 (C-37 # 20-1941) Lawrence KS-Colorado Springs-ADW
SAM 180 (C-40 # 01-0041) ADW-Miami-Austin TX
SAM 179 (C-40 # 01-0040) ADW-NYC-ADW
SAM 084 (C-37 # 18-1942) Hickam-ADW
SAM 120 (C-37 # 20-1949) ADW-Montgomery AL-ADW
Navy 100 (C-37 # 166376) ADW-est Coast ??

 

[RaleighGuy]

Hey everyone, just wanted to mention that I'm still around and monitor when I can, but these past few weeks have had me super busy with work. Hoping things will calm down in another week or two. Just didn't want anyone to think I lost interest or vanished.

 

[nodak1crdet3]

09-30-22
SAM 071 (C-32A 757-200 98-0002)
133.375 Cleve.C. 09:26am. Departed Anchorage AK.



Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1

 

[mmisk]

SPAR104 just took off from Ottawa YOW not far from me.
This is interesting as I don't have a lot of mil air to observe up here in cold dark snowy Canada

 

[mdmonitor]

1059- Nighthawk 51 flt (HMX-1) working on 273.95.

1104- Drago 51 flt (helos) working Wash Helo (134.35). Prob a flt of four Mussels (1st Helo Sqdn) as Mussel 7 working Wash Helo (134.35) advising they will be splitting up into two flts of two acft.

 

[mdmonitor]

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers (thedrive.com)

 

[mdmonitor]

SPAR104 just took off from Ottawa YOW not far from me.
This is interesting as I don't have a lot of mil air to observe up here in cold dark snowy Canada

Misk

1110- SPAR 104 inbound to ADW. Asks ADW CP if Customs will be there to meet the flt.

 

[mdmonitor]

113- Hearing some weak tanker chat on 235.1. Might be KC-135Rs # 58-0072 & #58-0084 out of Pittsburgh that are in Upstate NY heading for Elmira.

 

[Mark]

DEE-CEE-51 #57-1479 getting a quick Falls sight seeing tour.



Now KING-73 HC-130J out of Gabreski taking his tour. Sunny skies up there today.
Would be interesting if KING-73 dropped a life raft and then some Para Jumpers into the Horsehoe area of Falls

 

[Mark]

I see TPA and MacDill operating again down Florida.
RCH-4545 C-17 #97-0046 from Andrews into MacDill and also enroute from KADW is
RCH-4546 C-17 #06-6163. Assume POTUS will be paying a Florida visit soon.Maybe this weekend?
CG 2002 HC-130J normally out of E City is inbound Miami Florida area as well for more help.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

113- Hearing some weak tanker chat on 235.1. Might be KC-135Rs # 58-0072 & #58-0084 out of Pittsburgh that are in Upstate NY heading for Elmira.

AR-206L primary freq