Sticky Thread For MilAir 2016

[mdmonitor]

ACY-Atlantic City International Airport NJ (KACY)
ADW-Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI-Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington 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 (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Navy Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC-Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZDC-Washington ARTCC
ZNY-New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0824- CG Sector Baltimore- comms (157.15) w/USCGC Ridley (WPB 87328 Montauk NY) reporting underway for sea trials.
0829- Unid flt (no call noted--2 X F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-ACM training on discrete (257.075). At 0845 check out of W386 (238.1) RTB LFI.
0840- CG 101 (C-37 CGAS Wash)-check in w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55). Land at DCA at 0925.
0843- Blackjack 1 & 2 (USCG MH-65Ds, CGAS Wash)-w/ADW tower (118.4) for airspace clearance then intercept training on CG discrete (157.05)
0915- Salty Dog 401 (F-18 VX-23 PAX)-check in w/BW (270.8). Also w/VX-23 Ops (250.7) reporting engine idling issues & RTB PAX.
0917- Viking flt (2 X F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-check into W386 (249.8). Also on discrete (238.825)
0919- Voodoo 11 flt (F-22s, 27/94th FS LFI)-check into W386 (249.8)
0921- Hoist 81 (KC-10A #79-0433 305th AMW WRI)-check into W386 (249.8). Also on discrete (320.45)
0923- Tester 10 (T-38C # 15-8198 NTPS)-w/BW (354.8) reporting supersonic run Mach 1.1 at FL360 then RTB PAX.
0942- PAT 565 (C-12U # 84-24380 USARC A/2-228 AVN (TA) WRI)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9).
1002- Reedy 1 flt (sounds like, poss T-38 71st FS LFI)-check in w/GK (249.8).
1022- Venus 93 (C-32A # 99-0003 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW. Return to ADW at 1350.
1025- Bash flt (3 X F-22s, 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-w/GK (238.1) commenting on F-35 Lightening & F-18 Hornet passing below them in W386. Clear out of W386 (238.1) at 1100.
1028- Venus 01 (VC-25 # 82-8000 PPO ADW)-depart ADW. Returns to ADW at 1415.
1031- Venus 31 (C-40B # 01-0041 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1053- Salty Dog 120 flt (F-18F 165875 VX-23 PAX)-w/GK (238.1) reporting leaving R-4006.
1057- Lobo 42 (C-9B VMR-1, MCAS Cherry Point, NC)-depart ADW.
1153- Marine 767 (UC-35D # 166767 MAW-4 ADW)-land at ADW. Depart ADW at 1320.
1155- Lightening 63 (F-35 JSF VX-23 PAX)-w/GK (238.1)
1210- Salty Dog 214 (prob F-18 VX-23 PAX)-on PAX test discrete (353.425).
1217- CG Sector Baltimore (157.15)- w/USCGC Heron (WPB 87344 Sabine TX) departing for sea trials.
1317- Venus 97 (C-32A # 09-0017 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW. Mode-S database is showing callsign as Venus 07.
1351- Sunny 844 (UC-12B MCAS Beaufort SC)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) cleared direct to MCAF New River.
1606- Tiger flt (prob T-38 71st FS LFI)-ACM training on discrete (238.825)
1614- Reach 993T-land at ADW.


2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

15867.0 1835Z EST (US Customs Eastern Regional Comms Node) USB/ALE calling D44 (US Customs P-3 N144CS # 153446 Corpus Christi TX).
15867.0 1900Z T11 (US Customs Beech A200 N311MP) USB/ALE sounding.
15867.0 2120Z C10 (unid Army Corps of Engineers entity) USB/ALE sounding.

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)

 

[freqhopping]

SCORE99 P-3 157318 now airborne. Probably heading up to the MRB/HGR area.

Recently logs show Pakistani AF PAAF134 GLF4 J-755 came through the area around 1900 yesterday.
HZ-124 SVA003 in the area at 2100 yesterday, probably into Dulles.
VQ-BMZ RJA952 Jordanian Govt at 0300 this morning
JPATS N639CS as DOJ323 logged at 1058
Lots of E-6B activity throughout the day
Israeli Air Force IAF011 Boeing 707 272 at 1250
COBRA13 RC-135U 64-14849 at 1450

 

[freqhopping]

Currently have OMAHA7 N751AM and OMAHA4 N6974A airborne for the SOTU.
1808- NIGHTHAWK31 and 33 126.65. 11 miles NW of CSN
1811- to 135.775 at 2500ft. Easbound, will pass between Manassas and R-6608 which is active.
1839- OMAHA4 active on 125.65, descending due to clouds

1915- BRAVE3/4 on 139.7 checking tracks. Still no tanker in the CAP. I keep getting a bunch of interference on this freq
1921- KC-10 86-0032 showing TEAM24 at FL240, could be it.
1929- Waiting on BANKER99
1946- BANKER99 58-0066

 

[nyair1]

For a Saturday, amazing amount of training going on this morning. Between the DC ANG and AC ANG and the Barns boys, the radio is non stop. Pretty odd as I said for a Sat.
Usually the Milair bank is pretty quiet on the weekends.

First weekend of the month is usually drill weekend for a lot of units. I think with new years they did it the second weekend.

 

[pro106import]

First weekend of the month is usually drill weekend for a lot of units. I think with new years they did it the second weekend.

Oh good to know. I never noticed but I'll unlock the Milair bank the first weekend of Feb.
Thanks
Bob

 

[Mark]

BANKR 99 coming into DC CAP from Pease KC-135 on Huntress 260.900
will work receivers initially on 139.700 BRAVE 04 F-16C #86-0330 first to tanker.
One of rare times 121FS DC ANG did a local CAP

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY-Atlantic City International Airport NJ (KACY)
ADW-Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI-Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington 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 (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Navy Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC-Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZDC-Washington ARTCC
ZNY-New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0715- Army 1052 (UC-35 # 00-1052 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW
0730- Army 1053 (UC-35 # 00-1053 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
0803- Reach 484 (C-17A # 04-4132 305th AMW/6th AS WRI)-depart ADW.
0810- Lobo 01 (C-9B # 161530 VR-61 NAS Whidbey Island WA)-w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55)
0811- Brave flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG)-w/Huntress (139.7).
0812- Bobcat flt (2 X F-22s, 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-check into W386 (238.1) then ACM training on discrete (262.025).
0817- Bash 11 flt (F-22s, 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-check in w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) for entry into W386. ACM training on discrete (257.075).
1005- Venus 93 (C-32A # 99-0003 1st AS ADW)- depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9).
1008- Tester 23 (T-6B # 166053 NTPS PAX) & Tester 25 (T-6B # 166075 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1013- Army 1863 (C-37 # 02-1863 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW. Returns to ADW at 1645.
1015- Reach 550T (C-17A # 06-6168 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV)- depart ADW.
1018- Reach 551T (C-17A # 06-6167 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV)- depart ADW.
1021- Reach 552T (C-17A 95-0107 437th AMW Charleston AFB SC)-depart ADW.
1026- Bash 21 flt (F-22s 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) then w/GK (238.1) for entry into W386.
1042- Tester 00 (F-18B #161356, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1118- Venus 24 (C-20B # 86-0204 99th AS ADW)- land at ADW.
1120- Scan 68 (T-39 Sabreliner N168W NGTF)-on Northrop discrete (123.225)
1122- Boxer 91 (C-40 # 02-0201 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-land at ADW.
1127- Terra 97 (C-32B # 00-9001 NJ ANG 108WG/150SOS WRI)-depart ADW
1128- Jenna 2 (B-757-223,N119NA FBI Manassas VA)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1143- Rouge 1 flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-check out of W386 (238.1) & w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) RTB LFI.
1425- Nacho 1 flt (F-22s, 27th/94th FS LFI)-w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) then w/GK (249.8) for entry into W386.
1438- Guard 868 (UH-60A #26868 104th MedCo MD ArNG Weide AAF)-post maintenance test flt (126.2).
1441- Raven flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-on discrete (266.6) then land at MTN.
1440- Colt flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-on discrete (293.2) then land at MTN. Also w/Raven Ops (275.7).
1510- Puma 21 (C-130J # 06-4633 19th AW Little Rock AFB AR)-land at ADW.
1521- Venus 55 (C-37B # 11-0550 99th AS ADW)-w/PTC (135.625) then land at ADW.
1556- Vapor flt (4 X F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-in W386 ACM training on discrete (238.825).
1634- Guard 858 (UH-60A # 26858 104th MedCo MD ArNG Weide AAF)-patterns at Weide (126.2).




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)

 

[freqhopping]

OMAHA1 N844LC at Mt WX.
2233- NIGHTHAWK34 inbound for the M1 pad, asked to switch to primary 241.0. 126.2
N6982A OMAHA6 enroute to be on station over RFK stadium
2236- NIGHTHAWK35 125.05

 

[mdmonitor]

Blue Angels

This footage is of the "slot man" in the Diamond formation
which is the toughest flying job due to wingtip vortices etc. When he appears to smile he is pulling some very serious positive / negative "g" forces...
WOW! What a ride! Notice the rest of the formation
in the pilot's reflective goggles!


WATCH: BLUE ANGELS - Footage Inside the Cockpit <https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4D0yx4DvBk?rel=0>

 

[Mark]

Some more testing out at Hagerstown as previously reported here on this group.
Logged N64TR Beech 350 from USOC Tampa Fl FL270 1845z
Must have been going elsewhere today as first time logging it out east here.

N64TR

 

[Tech792]

01/13/16 @ 1745 local

Here's a first for me.....An A-10 (RAVEN) showing up on ADS-B working at the Warren Grove Range
AE18C8, call sign A10CFLT
266.6 A/A

RAVEN said "departing to the west" at about 1830 local, then disappeared ....almost like he turned it off. Only 1 A/C was showing but it sounded like 2 or 3 were at the range.

 

[freqhopping]

SAM 28 82-8000 inbound to ADW. 118.675 > 119.85
Maybe POTUS will spend the night in NE before going to Louisiana tomorrow?

Heard something with 01 suffix go to ZDC 133.65. Maybe P-3 163295

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY-Atlantic City International Airport NJ (KACY)
ADW-Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI-Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington 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 (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Navy Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC-Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZDC-Washington ARTCC
ZNY-New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0804- Army 1052 (UC-35 # 00-1052 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW. Return to ADW at 1545.
0915- DeeCee 31 (KC-135R # 61-0307 756th ARS ADW)-depart ADW. Return to ADW at 1500.
0940- Jacks flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)- check into W386 (238.1) then ACM training on discretes (236.55 & 262.025)
0941- Boxer 42 C-40 # 02-0201 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-depart ADW.
0946- ???? 21 flt (call missed)-w/ZDC Linden (322.55)
1045- Score 82 (unid VX-20 PAX)-w/BW (119.275)
1054- Tester 25 (T-6B # 166075 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (256.5)
1100- Zulu flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-check out of W386 (249.8) then RTB LFI.
1101- Blackjack 1 & 2 (CG MH-65Ds CGAS Wash)- w/ADW tower (118.4) for airspace clearance. Intercept training on CG discrete (157.05).
1102- Navy 376 (C-37B # 166376 VR-1 ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1105- Devil 11 flt (F-16s 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-working on discrete (140.2).
1107- Man/Band 44 (sounds like)-depart ADW.
1108- Tester 13 (T-38C # 15-8201 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1109- Venus 7 (C-32 # 09-0017 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1112- Mylar 1 flt (2 X F-22 27th/94th FS LFI)-check out of W386 (238.1) RTB LFI. Also on discrete (238.825)
1400- Acft 202 (unid)-w/GK (118.125) advising that another acft they are working with is at 3835N/7252W at 2,500 ft and will be crossing through part of W386.
1403- Pacer 07 (C-21A # 84-0075 457th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1405- Colt flt (3 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-CAS training on Kiowa MOA range (233.45). Also on discrete (266.6). Also w/Raven Ops (275.7)
1425- Army 1863 (C-37 # 02-1863 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
1428- Musel 11 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-land at ADW.
1440- SAM 339 (C-20C # 86-0204 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1450- PAT 12- w/Wash Helo (134.35)
1454- Guard 874 (UH-60L # 00-26874 MD ARNG C/2-224th AVN (ASLT) Weide AAF)-local acty at Weide (126.2)
1505- Marine 767 (UC-35 # 166767 MAW-4 ADW)-land at ADW.
1508- Pioneer 09 (VXS-1 PAX)-w/GK (118.125) for entry into W386.
1522- Musel 12 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-w/Wash helo (134.35)
1523- SAM 349 (C-37B #11-0550 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW
1524- Score 71 (P-8 Poseidon #167951 VX-20 PAX)-working w/Echo Control (320.45) in the Atlantic Test Track.
1615- Sunny 846 (UC-12B MCAS Beaufort SC)-depart ADW.
1616- Army 053 (UC-35 # 00-1053 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.





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)

 

[nyair1]

01/13/16 @ 1745 local

Here's a first for me.....An A-10 (RAVEN) showing up on ADS-B working at the Warren Grove Range
AE18C8, call sign A10CFLT
266.6 A/A

RAVEN said "departing to the west" at about 1830 local, then disappeared ....almost like he turned it off. Only 1 A/C was showing but it sounded like 2 or 3 were at the range.

Possible only the leader was squaking that's why only one plane showed up. When they check in with a center the lead will say how many in flight.

 

[maus92]

It is typical in formation flight that only one aircraft squawks a code. There are algorithms in FAA radar that would alert of a possible collision if both/all aircraft had their transponders in mode 3/c.

 

[riveter]

^
That.

CA alarms start going off all sorts at the TRACON/Center console if you have two Mode C aircraft inside your airspace within lateral/vertical minimums (or on closing vectors that will soon violate minimums).

In most formations (if I remember right, typically all of <1NM lateral separation), flight lead emits Mode C on assigned beacon code, and members maintain Mode S on subset ("strangling parrot" on joining the formation). So, if flight is assigned code 4722, lead emits 4722 Mode C and members squawk 4700 Mode S. For breakaway, ATC assigns the breakaway a unique Mode C once notified by flight, and goes through radar contact procedure with that breakaway before vectoring.

There are other ways of doing it with nonstandard formations.. but my memory is a little foggy since the last time I learned that stuff.

 

[beastieboy101]

Just had a KC-135 go right over my house at about 8k ft. It was flanked on each side by a fighter jet. Took off from ADW a few minutes before going over. Maybe a refuel mission but looked like they were escorting the KC-135.


adsbexchange website shows 2 KC-135's flying with each other. AE041E & AE049A (Deecee 92 & 93).

I normally don't see many fighter's on the site unless they are training in the Chesapeake or Atlantic.

 

[mdmonitor]

Just had a KC-135 go right over my house at about 8k ft. It was flanked on each side by a fighter jet. Took off from ADW a few minutes before going over. Maybe a refuel mission but looked like they were escorting the KC-135.


adsbexchange website shows 2 KC-135's flying with each other. AE041E & AE049A (Deecee 92 & 93).

I normally don't see many fighter's on the site unless they are training in the Chesapeake or Atlantic.

I heard DeeCee 93 flt leave Andrews around 1135 EST. At same time I also heard 2 DC ANG F-16s on 143,15 but they didn't use any callsigns nor did they say they were with anyone else. Might have been them is the time slot is correct.

 

[mdmonitor]

ACY-Atlantic City International Airport NJ (KACY)
ADW-Joint Base Andrews MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
BWI-Thurgood Marshall/Baltimore-Washington 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 (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS-Navy Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC-Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZDC-Washington ARTCC
ZNY-New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EST))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0710- Navy 300 (C-37 # 166377 VR-1 ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). Returns to ADW at 1530.
0753- Army 1778 (C-37 # 04-1778 OSACOM ADW)-land at ADW.
0806- Venus 55 (C-37B # 11-0550 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW. Returns to ADW at 1100.
0901- Tester 13 (T-38C # 15-8201 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8) reporting RTB PAX.
0906- Bobcat 1 flt (2 X F-22s 149th FS VA ANG LFI)-check into W386 (249.8) then ACM training on discrete (233.525)
0911- Marine 374 (UC-35 # 166374 MAW-4 ADW)-depart ADW.
0913- Evac 474 (KC-135R # 59-1474 MI ANG 127WG/171ARS Selfrige ANGB MI)-depart ADW.
0915- Tester 10 (T-38C # 15-8198 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8) reporting RTB PAX.
0919- Venus 97 (C-32B # 09-0017 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1027- Tester 21 (T-6B # 166031 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (256.5) in ACM training w/unid target acft.
1055- DeeCee 91 (KC-135R #57-1512 756th ARS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1059- Blackjack 1 (CG MH-65D CGAS Wash)-check in w/PTC (125.65).
1135- DeeCee 93 flt (KC-135Rs #61-0307 & #57-1487 756th ARS ADW)-depart ADW.
1142- Yanky 44 (C-130H # 74-1664 CT ANG 103AW/118AS Bradley ANGB CT)-w/PAX approach (121.0)
1527- Blackjack 1 & 2 (CG MH-65Ds, CGAS Wash-one is female pilot)-intercept training on CG discrete (157.05).
1600- Musel 9 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn ADW)-land at ADW.


2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))

11494.0 1600Z Z09 (CG Sector North Carolina, Wilmington NC) USB/ALE sounding.
15867.0 1915Z IJ (unid, poss partial decode) USB/ALE calling AYU (USCGC Petrel WPB 87350 San Diego CA).

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)

 

[FIREBOX2914]

Venus 97 Returned about 1315.

Marine 374 also returned early this afternoon.

Tester 21 was up with a 2nd T-6 166016.