Sticky Thread For Mid-Atlantic MilAir 2022

[Hbright]

P6 report says Zelensky will stay in US for another day with meeting at the Pentagon.

Just talked to Penguin Six and his crew. Zelensky departed via ADW just after the speech. People at ADW saw two aircraft depart, neither on transponder, just after 2100E. One appears to be a C-40 (I think 02-0042) and the other was "smaller." I will check 125.65 archives to see what I hear, but did anyone hear anything on 118.4? He's definitely on one of the aircraft that took off.

Update. SAM910 departed at 2104, which matches up with when local PD said he was wheels up. SAM910 was direct PALEO and then switched to Potomac 124.55 and soon thereafter to Wash Ctr 125.45.

 

[maus92]

He's posting up at Blair House - or that was the initial plan.

 

[listen13579]

Reach 840 did a u-turn off the coast of Nova Scotia. Forgot something back at Andrews?

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Update at 2227: Boston Center gave them a new routing back to DOV. Maybe they were accompanying the SAM flight part of the way?

 

[Hbright]

He's posting up at Blair House - or that was the initial plan.

The plan was always to leave tonight. not sure where the rumor started that he was staying the night. From WH press briefing at 1830E last night:

"[T]here will be an address by President Zelenskyy to a joint session of Congress demonstrating the strong bipartisan support for Ukraine. And then President Zelenskyy will return, after just a few short hours on the ground, to his people in Ukraine."

He did use Blair House between when he arrived at ADW, and his meeting w/ POTUS at the White House, no more than 2 hours. He may have gone back there after his White House engagement and before his Capitol visit, but that would've been brief if so.

 

[maus92]

Perhaps some disinformation then, to add ambiguity about his actual departure time. I can see why he doesn't want to be out-of-country for too long, especially around Christmas, and why he doesn't want his return to be tracked by commercial sources. But I can also see why he might have reason to stay another 18 hours.

 

[listen13579]

Reach 840 did a u-turn off the coast of Nova Scotia. Forgot something back at Andrews?
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Update at 2227: Boston Center gave them a new routing back to DOV. Maybe they were accompanying the SAM flight part of the way?

Reach 840 has a pressurization issue returning to DOV. They let center know to coordinate slower descents from FL180

 

[paradiver]

Reach 840 did a u-turn off the coast of Nova Scotia. Forgot something back at Andrews?
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Update at 2227: Boston Center gave them a new routing back to DOV. Maybe they were accompanying the SAM flight part of the way?

By the ACARS messages looks like there was some IFE

ACARS message:

AES:AE08E3 GES:02 2 .00183A - #MDFTX/ID00183A,RCH840,JJWGC190E355/MR1,/FXC2 WISHES TO KNOW IF YOU ARE DIVERTING BACK TO AMERICA. FM JEFF3235

AES:AE08E3 GES:02 2 .00183A - #MDFTX/ID00183A,RCH840,JJWGC190E355/MR3,/FXOK UNDERSTAND. PLS TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND ETA. FM JEFFAD6C

AES:AE08E3 GES:02 2 .00183A - #MDFTX/ID00183A,RCH840,JJWGC190E355/MR4,/FXTHANK YOU I WILL PASS IT ALONG. JEFFA4CE

AES:AE08E3 GES:02 2 .00183A - #MDWXR/ID00183A,RCH840,JJWGC190E355/MR5,43/MTKDOV,0409,TAF KDOV 220409Z 07006KT 9999 (7SM) FEW080 T02C A3030DAA1

AES:AE08E3 GES:02 2 .00183A - #MDFTX/ID00183A,RCH840,JJWGC190E355/MR6,/FXNO SHOW STOPPERS AT KDOV. FM JEFF1693

 

[Mark]

Reach 840 has a pressurization issue returning to DOV. They let center know to coordinate slower descents from FL180

Makes sense press problems as RCH-840 flying low rtb Dover at FL 18k.. Sure sign of pressurization problems 145AW NC ANG tail.
This tail departed Andrews.
2322 local RCH-840 with Dover apch 132.425 says no emergency and we have already communicated to folks on ground
our problem.

 

[PenguinSix]

Yea, we got some info that he would go to the Pentagon tomorrow, but it appears to be incorrect (perhaps even intentionally incorrect on the part of some people). He is airborne but I've lost track of him. Now looking for the FTX guy.

 

[PenguinSix]

He did use Blair House between when he arrived at ADW, and his meeting w/ POTUS at the White House, no more than 2 hours. He may have gone back there after his White House engagement and before his Capitol visit, but that would've been brief if so.

He went straight from the press conference to the Capitol. We were trying to get there before him from the WH after the press conference but failed.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Yea, we got some info that he would go to the Pentagon tomorrow, but it appears to be incorrect (perhaps even intentionally incorrect on the part of some people). He is airborne but I've lost track of him. Now looking for the FTX guy.

He hasn't left Bahamas yet?

 

[RaleighGuy]

He hasn't left Bahamas yet?

Was talking about the FTX guy, but he landed Westchester County Airport about 10pm on N616RK

 

[wx9svr]

Thanks, my reception is not very good at the new house here (so far). 2025- on 378.850 heard them mention a 618 area code phone number to call to try and trouble shoot some issue.

618 area code was probably to Scott AFB (KBLV) here in southern IL.

 

[Mark]

Was talking about the FTX guy, but he landed Westchester County Airport about 10pm on N616RK

Rgr Raleigh on replay see a couple TV choppers circling in the area when N616RK GLF5 landed from MYNN Nassau 0315z

 

[Mark]

He went straight from the press conference to the Capitol. We were trying to get there before him from the WH after the press conference but failed.

Seems SAM-367 C-40B #02-0042 overnight from ADW into Eastern Poland.

 

[BM82557]

Seems SAM-367 C-40B #02-0042 overnight from ADW into Eastern Poland.

Back in the air heading west --

 

[Mark]

Morning Mark & All,
WOODN knocking out a Coronet South code, 806S

WOODN-71 #62-3562 reports off the deck at Dover 1414z headed South.
Maybe gonna take some CAP fighters down to the Islands for Potus visit?

 

[Hbright]

Seems SAM-367 C-40B #02-0042 overnight from ADW into Eastern Poland.

Curious where the SAM367 came from? Both ATC audio and ACARS confirmed 02-0042 was using SAM910 again.

 

[AirScan]

1005- One of the BTV F-35s in Viper with some sort of navigation problem, needed his wingman to guide them to an area clear of cloud. A-A on 314.400.

 

[etr37]

FROZE-55 #04-4134 is up flying around low-level around South Jersey - have never seen this callsign before, normal or someone's idea of a joke with the impending deep freeze?