ACY- Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI- Baltimore-Washington/Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI)
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va (KLFI)
MTN- Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX- NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW- Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC
1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EDT))
((Reach/OSACOM/PAT/JOSA flts not included--Some acft idents from local ADS-B collectors))
0900- Tester 14 (T-38C # 674943 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
0915- ADS-B shows Jedi 03 (C-17A #02-1098 305th AMW/6th AS WRI)-in low level acty in vicinity of WRI.
0924- Scan 64 (BAC-1-11 N164W NGTF)-w/Northrop Base on discrete (123.225).
1142- Scary flt (F-16s 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-check in w/BW (270.8) for entry into R-4005.Also on discrete (143.15).
1145- Pioneer 07 (P-8 Poseidon # 167956 VSX-1 PAX)-check in w/GK (118.125) for use of Atlantic Test Track up to FL500. Then QSY to Track discrete (320.45).
1152- Energy 12 (helo Dept of Energy ADW)-land at ADW.
1155- Brave flt (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-on discrete (143.15) intercept target on simulated B-737 TOI.
1200- ADS-B shows E-6B TACAMO # 163920 (VQ-4 Det PAX) departing PAX and heading south to Virginia Beach area then heading east out of the Atlantic.
1202- ADS-B shows Rider 70 (C-17A # 07-7177 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV) in low level acty in vicinity of WRI.
1203- Blackjack 1 & 2 (MH-65Ds CGAS Wash)- intercept training on CG discrete (157.05).
1204- ADS-B shows KC-130J # 166381 (VX-20 PAX) in low level acty in vicnity of Atlantic City.
1207- ADS-B shows Team AA (KC-10A # 86-0035 305th AMW WRI) in low level acty in vicnity of WRI.
1208- SPAR 20 (C-40C # 05-0730 AFRC 932AW/73AS Scott ADFB IL)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows heading west.
1500- Scan 62 (BAC-1-11 N162W NGTF)-working on Northrop discrete (123.225) & BW (305.2)
1502- Tester 21 (T-6B # 166016 NTPS) & Tester 22 (T-6B # 166042 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8 & 354.8)
1525- Marine 767 (UC-35D # 166767 MAW-4 ADW)-land at ADW.
1530- SPAR 30 (C-37 # 01-0030 6AMW 310AS MacDill AFB FL)-land at ADW.
1535- Otis 36 (KC-130J # 165810 USMC VMGR-252 MCAS Cherry Point NC)- w/Spade 15 & 16 (AV-8B, VMA-231 MCAS Cherry Point NC) setting up AAR on discrete (346.25). ADS-B shows AAR taking place over Fredericksburg VA
1538- ADS-B shows Backy 91 (KC-135R # 62-3580 77th ARS SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC) at FL280 in Newport News VA area heading south, prob returning to Seymour-Johnson.
1539- ADS-B shows Ascot 4001 (A-400M Atlas ZM404 RAF Brize Norton UK) over MD Eastern Shore flying north at FL330.
1542- ADS-B shows Pack 11 (KC-135R # 61-0310 NH ANG 157ARW/133ARS Pease ANGB NH) at FL300 along MD/VA coast heading south.
1600- ADS-B shows Topcat 1 (KC-135R # 62-3578 NJ ANG 141st ARS WRI) heading north up the VA coast at FL220. Prob heading back to WRI.
1605- Yanke 41 flt (2 X C-130H CT ANG Bradley ANGB CT)-check in w/ZDC Snow Hill (132.55). ADS-B shows Yanke 41 (C-130H # 74-0263) & another acft heading south along MD/VA coast at FL200.
1620- Hoist 83 (KC-10A # 86-0027 305th AMW WRI)-check out of W386 (2381. & 249.8) and cleared to WRI.
Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045 w/Diamond D-130J discone (in attic)
HF: Icom R75 & Sangean ATS 909 w/45-ft PAR EF-SWL (in attic)