Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[JetWash]

At the risk of sounding like an old late-night TV commercial: "But wait....there's more"... Here's another NFDD update for ZDC, posted today and effective tomorrow:

DOVER, NC:
118.825 HIGH, 127.275 ULTRA-HIGH, 135.5 LOW, 281.425 LOW, 290.525 ULTRA-HIGH, 360.65 HIGH ARE ALL ADDED. None of them will appear on charts.

ELKINS, WV:
226.675 LOW is ADDED and is charted. [It was added in yesterday’s NFDD at Bucks Elbow.]
387.1 LOW is DELETED [after being re-stated in yesterday’s NFDD]

GREEN BAY, VA:
121.925 ULTRA HIGH is ADDED
235.625 HIGH is ADDED
346.375 ULTRA-HIGH is ADDED. None of these are charted.

MANTEO, NC:
124.725 LOW and 350.35 low are BOTH DELETED.

MODENA, PA:
287.9 LOW IS DELETED AND REPLACED BY 307.25 LOW [after 287.9 was re-stated in yesterday’s NFDD]

NEW BERN, NC:
135.5 LOW, 256.7 HIGH and 281.425 LOW are ALL DELETED. [135.5 and 281.425 move to DOVER, NC. 256.7 had been re-stated in yesterday’s NFDD but is now deleted at New Bern.]

 

[Dutchmil]

Couple of KC-10's from Travis picked up a couple flights near Lake Havasu City South of Vegas
and are coming Southeast.. Maybe someone going to Tyndall,Eglin? Langley F-22's for more training?
PETRO-11 #86-0033 FL250
PETRO-21 #83-0080 FL250

Hi Mark,

They dragged the VMFA(AW)-533 Hornets back to MCAS Beaufort from their Japan UDP.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Friday, October 21, the President will travel to Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware.

 

[mdmonitor]

1939- Bully 11 flt (F-16 121st FS DC ANG) working ZDC Atlantic City (281.45)>ZDC Sea Isle (285.4). A2A is 143.6. Heading for W107/108.

1740- Unid acft (call missed) check into W-107/108 (135.225) to work with the Bullys. Prob Pittsburgh-based KC-135R # 59-1504.

1747- Gunny 21 flt (F-16s 121st FS DC ANG) working ZDC Linden (322.55). A2A is 285.225. Prob heading for Evers MOA.

 

[Frequency1]

2000- Warren Grove 283.1, DC ANG BULLY 11 143.6 A/A
Sorry mdmonitor, just saw your above post.

BULLY 11 refueling in W107 288.0

 

[jetcrafter]

GOLD-81 with 3rd wave of SW birds this morning but they got early start and missed them here

I managed to get A-A comms on recordings but no boom freqs again this morning for the third cell of the Shaw birds. Must be refueling too far off the coast for my range. Caught the TABORs chatting on 259.9 from 0824-0832z. (yup, same freq as the MA F15s!)

 

[AirScan]

I think 279.900 on your list should be 279.700. All others look good. The only other one I have heard recently is 279.200.

Thanks for that.

 

[Mark]

VENUS-1 doing touch and go's at AC yesterday.
VC-25A Touch and Go at FAA Tech Center - ACY [10/18/22] : aviation (reddit.com)

 

[Mark]

Interesting out West over New Mexico KC-10 TABOO-19 out of Travis meeting COBRA-43 not showing callsign #64-18443 R-135 Cobra Ball type.
Taboo is normal NORAD callsign..

 

[N4TX]

Had a pleasant afternoon at the Martinsburg airport watching the DECOY C-17s shoot T&G. Always good views of the runway from beside the terminal, which has a very nice cafe with big windows overlooking the field. Then about 9pm, at home in Hardy County, DECOY 99 was avoiding terrain at 500 feet in the dark, dipping up and down the mountain ridges. We’re all for terrain avoidance, since the turn point at the south end of the route is our house. We get a nice view of the top of the aircraft through the living room windows as it does a very steep left bank and heads home.

 

[mdmonitor]

Disregard

 

[BM82557]

Had a pleasant afternoon at the Martinsburg airport watching the DECOY C-17s shoot T&G. Always good views of the runway from beside the terminal, which has a very nice cafe with big windows overlooking the field. Then about 9pm, at home in Hardy County, DECOY 99 was avoiding terrain at 500 feet in the dark, dipping up and down the mountain ridges. We’re all for terrain avoidance, since the turn point at the south end of the route is our house. We get a nice view of the top of the aircraft through the living room windows as it does a very steep left bank and heads home.

I believe I've heard them mention your house in the past

 

[mdmonitor]

The Air Force dispatched two F-16 fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian bombers that flew close to Alaska on Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement.
Although the two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said it "detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted" the aircraft as they were "entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone."
Air defense identification zones are areas of airspace that require all aircraft to be identified and located and to have their flight plans controlled "in the interest of national security," according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
NORAD, a combined air defense organization of the U.S. and Canada, said the Russian activity was "not seen as a threat nor is the activity seen as provocative." The appearance of Russian bombers and their interception by U.S. fighter jets do come at a fraught time in the relationship between the two countries, however.
The situation has grown more tense since Russia invaded Ukraine, which the U.S. has supported with humanitarian and military aid while slamming Moscow with economic sanctions.

It has created intriguing moments for the close border between Russia and the U.S. Russians escaping the partial draft have arrived on the shores of Alaska on at least one boat, and Russian officials have made veiled threats toward the state.
Speaking in July about a new round of U.S.-led sanctions against Russia, Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the state Duma, said that the U.S. should remember that Alaska was once part of Russia and that it could be forced "to give back" territory, according to the Telegram channel of RBC Group, a media company headquartered in Moscow.
He noted that his deputy, Pyotr Tolstoy, had previously proposed holding a referendum in Alaska, RBC reported.
NORAD, meanwhile, emphasized the numerous protections it maintains for Alaska and the U.S., which include "a layered defense network of satellites, ground-based radars, airborne radar and fighter aircraft to track and identify aircraft and inform appropriate actions," it said in its statement.
"We remain ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America and Arctic sovereignty," it added.
TAGS

 

[N4TX]

I'm not familiar with the database being cited on the ZDC RCAGs, but my programming for ZDC needs updating anyway. Would appreciate knowing what's meant by "No longer discrete," "Not charted" and "Restated." My current programming is based on the RR database for ZDC and was last updated about six months ago. Thanks.

 

[N4TX]

I believe I've heard them mention your house in the past

Any lower and I'll need to open the second floor windows to let them through.

 

[mdmonitor]

VIP Movement Summary 18 Oct

SAM 309 (C-37 # 20-1941) Kansas City-ADW
SAM 197 (C-37 # 18-1947) San Jose CA-ADW
Coast Guard 101 (C-37 # 01) DCA-CGAS Cape Cod MA-Upstate NY-DCA
SAM 342 (C-37 # 06-0500) Asia??-ADW

 

[Mark]

Interesting out West over New Mexico KC-10 TABOO-19 out of Travis meeting COBRA-43 not showing callsign #64-18443 R-135 Cobra Ball type.
Taboo is normal NORAD callsign..

COBRA-43 after tanking settled into orbit just West of White Sands.. Guessing maybe a missile test.Maybe a Army test of anti missile type?

 

[mdmonitor]

0900- Cobra 01 (RC-135 # 64-14849) off ADW heading west.

0910- Boxer 85 (C-40 # 02-0201) & Boxer 88 (C-40 # 02-0202) from 201st AS off ADW in trail.

 

[Larry51]

At the risk of sounding like an old late-night TV commercial: "But wait....there's more"... Here's another NFDD update for ZDC, posted today and effective tomorrow:

DOVER, NC:
118.825 HIGH, 127.275 ULTRA-HIGH, 135.5 LOW, 281.425 LOW, 290.525 ULTRA-HIGH, 360.65 HIGH ARE ALL ADDED. None of them will appear on charts.

ELKINS, WV:
226.675 LOW is ADDED and is charted. [It was added in yesterday’s NFDD at Bucks Elbow.]
387.1 LOW is DELETED [after being re-stated in yesterday’s NFDD]

GREEN BAY, VA:
121.925 ULTRA HIGH is ADDED
235.625 HIGH is ADDED
346.375 ULTRA-HIGH is ADDED. None of these are charted.

MANTEO, NC:
124.725 LOW and 350.35 low are BOTH DELETED.

MODENA, PA:
287.9 LOW IS DELETED AND REPLACED BY 307.25 LOW [after 287.9 was re-stated in yesterday’s NFDD]

NEW BERN, NC:
135.5 LOW, 256.7 HIGH and 281.425 LOW are ALL DELETED. [135.5 and 281.425 move to DOVER, NC. 256.7 had been re-stated in yesterday’s NFDD but is now deleted at New Bern.]

Thanks for posting the ZDC updates. I find it very helpful in keeping my ZDC info up-to-date.

 

[AirScan]

DOVER, NC: 127.275 ULTRA-HIGH

Can anyone confirm if 127.275 is actually in use ? Thanks.