Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[mdmonitor]

1235- Colt 01 flt (A-10Cs MD ANG) working Harrisburg approach (281.525). A2A is 271.4. Prob heading to Kiowa MOA.

1247- Raptor 1 flt (F-22s Langley) working ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) and advising they have no joy w/ZDC on 353.95. At 1250 tries ZDC Cape Charles (353.95) again check in at FL370. A2A is 315.85.

 

[BM82557]

1215- Score 47 (MQ-4 # 168459 VX-20) operating at FL510 in the Atlantic Test Track. Usual data link on 225.1 is silent. Maybe they switched to a new freq.

1225- Beef 85 (C-17 #04-4133 6th AS) showing as on the ground at Phillips AAF.

Looks like the data link in use today is at 339.6

 

[TerryPavlick]

12:55 These aircraft caught my attention

 

[mdmonitor]

1320- Hearing chat on 252.275 which I have listed as a boom freq. No calls heard but chat sounds like some sort of test flt, so maybe PAX.

1330- Raptor 4 (F-22 Langley) at FL390 working ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) trying to work out routing to Viper & Lightning.

1335- Hearing some weak xmissions on 283.1 (Warren Grove). Maybe some MD ANG A-10s up that way?

 

[TerryPavlick]

Looks like the data link in use today is at 339.6


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The data link for the UAV is on 240.950....well at least this one

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live

ADS-B Exchange - track aircraft live - aircraft flight history

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[Hbright]

When I first heard them Troy 171 was at 6,000ft & Troy 217 was at 4,000ft

Just heard TROY218 checking in on 125.65 at 4,500 ft. "Will advise."
171 is also out there. "4 to the north" of 218.
1401E: 171 complete, splitting the Ps back to HEF.
1402E: 218 "on station, requesting 5,500"
1404E: TROY171 told to descend and maintain "3500."
1405E: TROY171 told to expedite VFR to 2500.
1406E: TROY171 told to switch to Potomac 125.2

1421E: WILD11 Flt off ADW on 125.26 told to switch to Departure 317.425.
1424E: ANGRY21 same thing^

 

[Tank67]

The C-32 98-0001 out of Andrews just flew over New Castle. Right now at 35,000 feet heading over the Atlantic by Long Branch NJ. Any ideas about who is onboard? Both President Biden and VP Harris are in DC all day... Distant view:

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Looks like it's going overseas, maybe the secretary of state? But it is using a VENUS callsign and not a SAM callsign so unsure

"HOTROD 18" and the C-32 flying over Southern Ohio heading southwest

That's cool! What lens do you use if you don't mind me asking?



In other news, looks like 82-8000 is doing touch and gos at Dover?

 

[Hbright]

Looks like it's going overseas, maybe the secretary of state? But it is using a VENUS callsign and not a SAM callsign so unsure

It switched its transponder box to SAM801. And it's definitely not SecState, he's dealing with the Africans all week.

 

[TerryPavlick]

It switched its transponder box to SAM801. And it's definitely not SecState, he's dealing with the Africans all week.

SAM801

SAM801 Special Air Mission Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track Special Air Mission #801 flight from Shannon to Joint Base Andrews

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[GriffissSpotter]

PACK82 and PACK 83 (?) orbiting in the Lightning 4 ATCAA (South of the Viper Airspace), any idea who’s with them?

1435 - BLADE 1 flight cleared back to Barnes (KBAF) (LiveATC ZBW UCA09/ART08)
1439 - PACK 82 is going to be working with some Raptors!
1443 - I saw the Raptors with the KC-46 from a distance, I don’t have my camera though
1446 - MUSKET 11 flight and CHAFF 31 of F-35s cleared back to KBTV
1449 - RAPTOR 01 checking on ZBW for further clearance.
1452 - RAPTOR 01 cleared direct to LFI at FL210.

 

[Mark]

In other news, looks like 82-8000 is doing touch and gos at Dover?

VENUS-01 on the callsign with Dover tower says a couple more then back to Andrews.

 

[GriffissSpotter]

1452 - RAPTOR 01 cleared direct to LFI at FL210.

Finally got my camera, heard the Raptors get cleared and went outside, I heard them and was frantically searching for them because I knew I would have a limited amount of time, and I only found them a few seconds before they went behind the trees and my camera wouldn’t focus on them

 

[TerryPavlick]

VENUS-01 on the callsign with Dover tower says a couple more then back to Andrews.

Couple of shots through haze and a windy day......camera difficult to focus with bouncing cam. Really need a tower to firmly mount it.

 

[mdmonitor]

VENUS-01 on the callsign with Dover tower says a couple more then back to Andrews.

Mark

They've done that sort of flt a couple of times in the last week or so. Not sure if they're training new pilots or the old bird is starting to fall apart and these are maintenance check flts.

 

[mdmonitor]

1525- Raptors chatting on 315.85. Passing over Annapolis & the Bay Bridge.

 

[mdmonitor]

Finally got my camera, heard the Raptors get cleared and went outside, I heard them and was frantically searching for them because I knew I would have a limited amount of time, and I only found them a few seconds before they went behind the trees and my camera wouldn’t focus on them

Griff

Some sort of exercise at Ft Drum? ADS-B showing a gaggle of 6 helos over the area.

 

[mdmonitor]

1543- Score 47 (MQ-4) at FL500 working Giantkiller (238.1) for the DelMar (Delaware-Maryland?) transition back to PAX. Also working Bay Watch (305.2)

1546- Earlier I posted about acty on 252.275 sounding like some sort of test flt. ADS-B showing CH-53K King 01 operating at 9,300 ft in the PAX area. That might be him on 252.275.

1549- EGY 01 (Egyptian Gov't A-340-200 SU-GGG) landing at ADW.

 

[Tech792]

1555- 2 KC-135 tankers KEYS 81/83 heading SW over northern NJ into PA, A/A 303.0 casual chat and some joking
1558- GLARE 25 is up around Lakehurst A/G 255.75

 

[mdmonitor]

1615- Troy 195 (DHS helo) working Wash Helo (134.35) reporting they are holding at 1,000 ft nears Woods Corner. Maybe all these Troys are providing some sort of surveillance related to the African Summit?

 

[domyers]

Coronet Flight Tuesday am. 12/13/2022

Reach 82 KC-135 Out of McDill AFB, FL
Reach 81 KC-10 Out of Banger, ME
Reach 81/82 met at ACK to exchange fighters, heading overseas.

142.125 a2a F-16s NAF (Norway F-16s?) flt of 6.
378.20 Boom
371.15 Tanker Interplane


Dan/K3NXX
Horsham, Pa