Sticky Thread For MilAir 2016

[Tech792]

05/27/16
1447 local- Have AF2 (99- 0003) coming south off the NJ coast. Had him going north up the Hudson River yesterday.
Also catching the Blue Angels on 284.25 from the Jones Beach air show.

 

[radiolan]

29 May 2016

BATCH79, ae0443, 00-9001 - C-32B 757-23 @350 for a few minutes about 15:00 today in S.E. PA.

Support of US State Dept's Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST).

Haven't been able to locate any reference to 'Batch' c/s ?

 

[Mark]

Their callsigns are like Navy E-6B's.Rarely the same twice..

 

[pilotman6012]

Absolutely pick any callsign out of the air and the C-32B and E-6 will change it,the training callsigns usually stay the same but different numbers,depends on the flight crew.Logged BATCH 79 twice today,not really monitoring, holiday and slow,but still have them logged.

 

[BM82557]

Further delay in KC-46 tanker program

FYI - "The U.S. Air Force is going to have to wait six months longer than expected to receive its first batch of KC-46 aerial refueling tankers..."

Link to article - Boeing air refueling tanker again falls behind schedule - CNNPolitics.com

 

[Mark]

"Blue Angel 6" into Dover today around 1815z on normally Fat Albert C-130 #164763.
"Let mortuary affairs know"
Departed Dover about 2035z assume enroute Pensacola.
Body of Navy Blue Angels pilot Capt. Kuss flown out of Smyrna

 

[freqhopping]

Just now noticed Fat Albert heading back south.

RIP Marine

 

[mdmonitor]

AC-130 video

Insanely powerful AC-130. Â The Insanely Powerful AC-130

 

[maus92]

Those in the OC area might be able to hear some JSF test operation from mid-June through mid-July:

http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/2016/06/09/pax-river-planes-fly-wallops-summer/85637970/

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

This was posted on the Scan-DC list:


Wallops Island Among Three Sites In Running For Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft Initiative

Wallops Island Among Three Sites In Running For Navy

 

[mdmonitor]

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 EST))

((Reach/OSACOM/PAT/JOSA flts not included--Some acft idents from local ADS-B collectors))

1047- Colt & Axeman flts (A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)- working CAS at Kiowa MOA (233.45) & on discretes (266.6 & 293.2)
1048- Scan 62 (BAC-1-11 N162W NGTF)-w/Northrop Base (123.225) coordinating test runs.
1050- ADS-B show Navy LL825 (P-8 Poseidon # 168432 ) in low level acty in vicinity of Atlantic City.
1053- ADS-B shows Waldo 51 (KC-135R # 63-8029 NJ ANG 108W/141ARS WRI) departing WRI and heading south at FL120.
1054- ADS-B shows Team 22 (KC-10A # 84-0192 305th AMW WRI) in low level acty near WRI.
1119- Boxer 12 (C-40 # 02-0202 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-w/Boxer Ops (314.25)
1120- DeeCee 21 (KC-135R # 57-1479 756th ARS ADW)-depart ADW then heading southwest at FL210. Returns to ADW at 1335 for some patterns prior to landing.
1128- ADS-B show Jinx 31 (C-17A 04-4131 305th AMW/6th AS WRI) in low level acty near WRI.
1130- ADS-B shows Decoy 99 (C-17A #01-0196 167th AS WVA ANG Martinsburg WVA) depart Martinsburg heading northeast at FL120. Returned to Martinsburg area at 1345 foir some patterns.
1244- Lotus 45 (E-4B # 73-1677 55WG/1ACCS Offutt AFB NE)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading west at FL290.
1245- Terra 97 (C-32B # 02-4452 150th SOS NJ ANG WRI) depart ADW then ADS-B shows heasding east-northeast at 10,000 ft probably heading to WRI.
1250- ADS-B shows Jumbo 70 (C-5M # 86-0013 436th AMW/9th AS DOV) at FL270 south of Wash DC heading northeast.
1251- ADS-B shows Rider 75 (C-17A # 07-71786 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV) in low level acty near WRI.
1310- ADS-B shows Duce 23 (KC-10A # 85-0027 305th AMW WRI) over Harrisburg PA at FL120 heading east in descent to WRI.
1315- SPAR 11 (C-40C # 05-0730 AFRC 932AW /73AS Scott AFB IL)-depart ADW the ADS-B shows heading west ast FL270.
1345- Convoy 3722 (C-130T # 165159 USNR VR-54 New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (Alvin Callender Field) New Orleans, LA) -w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). ADS-B showing heading northeast at FL230. At 1413 noted crossing over Atlantic City at FL230 heading over the Atlantic.
1415- Testers 10, 11 & 12 (T-38Cs # 151898, 688158 & 158200 NTPS PAX)-wqorking seperately w/BW (270.8 & 354.8).
1416- ADS-B shows Convoy 3242 (C-130T # 165161 USNR VR-64 WRI) departing WRI the heading south at FL160.
1423- Venus 23 (C-20B # 86-0203 99th AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1550- CG 101 (C-37, CGAS Wash)-depart DCA then ADS-B shows heading south at FL300.
1612- Tester 14 (T-38C # 674943 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
1624- ADS-B shows Force 82 (KC-10A # 87-0121 305th AMW WRI) just north or Richmond VA at FL250 heading northeast. Prob returning 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)

 

[Tech792]

06/15/16 @ noon- COSMIC 41/42 working HUNTRESS 260.9
CAP Training intercepting stray A/C

 

[Mark]

1145z SUMO 25 KC-130J #167109 VMGR-152 MCAS Iwakuni seems into Pax River NAS
Was just up at Artic Aurora in Alaska.. Tail code is QD and sure has some nice fuel tanks under the wings..
Maybe since they had it Stateside time to go down to Lockheed for overhaul.
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2638509/arctic-aurora-2016

 

[mdmonitor]

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))

0745- SPAR 580 (C-21A # 84-0120 ND ANG 119WG/117AS Fargo ND)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading west at FL200. Returns to ADW at 1115.
0750- ADS-B shows Navy 400 (C-37 # 166376 VR-1 ADW) departing Norfolk area then at 0830 landing at ADW.
0930- Party 11 (F-18C VFA-87, CVW-8 NAS OCEANA VA)-check in w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825).
0932- DeeCee 41 (KC-135R # 61-0307 756th ARS ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). ADS-B shows heading south over Norfolk area at FL270. At 1220 w/Liberator CP (351.2) w/inbound msg and write-ups.
0934- ADS-B shows Team 41 (KC-10A # 86-0027 305th AMW WRI) & Team 42 (KC-10A # 87-0121 305th AMW WRI) departing WRI then heading south. Also on discrete (268.025)
0935- ADS-B shows Hoist 91 (KC-10A # 84-0192 305th AMW WRI) departing WRI then heading southwest.
0940- SPAR 591 (C-21A # 84-0125 CT ANG 103FW/118FS Bradley ANGB CT)-land at ADW.
1100- SAM 44 (C-32B # 09-0015 1st AS ADW--AF1 back-up)- depart ADW. Also on SAM discrete (292.8).
1113- ADS-B shows Coast Guard 2714 (HC-27J # 2714 CGAS Elizabeth City NC) at 5,700 ft over Pax River heading northeast.
1117- Boxer 98 (C-40C # 02-0202 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1120- ADS-B shows KC-130T # 162308 & KC-130T # 162310 (USMCR VMGR-234 Ft Worth JRB TX) departing PAX.
1200- ADS-B shows Jedi 52 (C-17A # 04-0131 305th AMW/6th AS WRI) departing WRI then heading south at FL270. At 1428 w/WRI CP (134.1) w/inbound msg.
1210- ADS-B shows Pelican 32 (P-8 Poseidon # 168534 VP-45 NAS Jacksonville FL) at FL330 crossing over MD coast heading northeast.
1217- SPAR 526 (C-21A # 84-0142 MI ANG 110FW/172AS Battle Creek MI)-w/Griffin CP (378.1) w/departure msg.
1230- Pioneer 09 (P-8 Poseidon # 167955 VSX-1 PAX)-depart PAX (121.0) then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). ADS-B shows heading south at FL200.
1231- ADS-B shows Duce 05 (KC-10A # 84-0190 305th AMW WRI) in patterns at WRI.
1257- Guard 210 (UH-72A Lakota #11-72210 A/Co. 1-224th Security and Support Battalion (S&S) Weide AHP)-w/Weide Ops (126.2) w/departure msg. At 1340 ADS-B shows 11-72210 at 6,000 over Winchester VA.
1301- Score 58 (KC-130T # 162308 VX-20 PAX)-w/PAX approach (135.625).
1340- Tester 13 (T-38C # 158201 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1343- Titus 26 (C-12D # 83-0499 ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZXDC Calvert (133.9) in maintenance check flight.
1355- Tester 12 (T-38C # 158200 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8). Also w/NTPS Ops (123.2)
1411- Tester 10 (T-38C # 158198 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8). Also w/NTPS Ops (123.2)
1413- SAM 674 (C-20B # 86-0204 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows heading south 9,000 ft.
1415- Venus 55 (C-37 # 11-0550 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1422- ADS-B shows Jumbo 71 (C-5M # 85-0004 436th AMW/9th AS DOV) in patterns at WRI.
1425- ADS-B shows Jinx 51 (C-17A # 03-3125 305th AMW/6th AS WRI) in patterns at WRI.
1426- Colt flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FGS MD ANG MTN)-w/BW (305.2) for departure from R-4009 & RTB MTN. Also on discrete (271.4).
1426- Axeman flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/BW (305.2) for entry into R-4006. Also on discrete (266.6)
1435- Evac 38023 (KC-135R # 63-8023 AZ ANG 161ARW/197ARS Phoenix AZ)-land at ADW.
1436- SAM 515 (C-32A # 99-0003 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1442- Raven flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-check in w/BW (270.8) for CAS training. Also on discrete (293.2)
1444- Bully flt (2 X F-16s 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-depart ADW (270.275 & 323.175). Also on discrete (139.15)
1614- HZ-102 (B-737-7DP Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense and Aviation)-land at Dulles.
1620- SPAR 591 (C-21A # 84-0125 CT ANG 103FW/118FS Bradley ANGB CT)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading southwest at FL220.
1630- SAM 63 (C-20B # 867-0203 99th AS ADW)-land at ADW
1635- SAM 657 (C-40C # 01-0041 99th AS ADW)-land at 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)

 

[freqhopping]

ADVCE72 KC-10 79-1949 looks to be inbound to WRI. Looks like it was doing a CAP in Orlando.

Anybody hear any jets around 1100? Heard something loud coming out of the DCA around then and it wasn't commercial, not on a standard DCA departure route. Tuned in liveatc and didn't hear anything.

 

[freqhopping]

N996GA has returned from Orlando with Comey.

RRR6376 C-17 ZZ178 has landed at Dulles.

 

[SiuDude2]

ADVCE72 KC-10 79-1949 looks to be inbound to WRI. Looks like it was doing a CAP in Orlando.

Anybody hear any jets around 1100? Heard something loud coming out of the DCA around then and it wasn't commercial, not on a standard DCA departure route. Tuned in liveatc and didn't hear anything.

An "American Airlines" DC-3 was making a 2-day stop at DCA for the 75th anniversary of the airport. It's not quite a jet though

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N17334

 

[freqhopping]

Several of the USCG that did the fly over yesterday left town a bit ago.
HC-144 2305
HC-130J 2005
KC-27J 2714



DECOY70 00-0182 heading into Martinsburg. Track shows it came out of Dulles.
RRR6376 C-17 ZZ178 departed before noon and looks to have gone into Central America.


Need to figure out which aircraft is using BE0191. It's a SPAR flight.

 

[freqhopping]

AF1 82-8000 has departed for San Jose. 118.95 > 133.85

 

[mdmonitor]

3 governors, 1 mission: Bring drones to Wallops



3 governors, 1 mission: Bring drones to Wallops



In a rare show of solidarity, all three Delmarva governors have signed on to support bringing a Navy drone surveillance program to Wallops Flight Facility.