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))
0700- SAM 499 (C-20B # 86-0204 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading west. Returns to ADW at 1330.
0815- Marine 374 (UC-35D # 166374 MAW-4 ADW)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading west. Returns to ADW at 1150.
0900- Evac 0112 (KC-135T # 58-0112 PA ANG 171ARW Pittsburgh PA)-depart ADW.
1145- Colt flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-on discrete (271.4) working at Kiowa MOA Range.
1146- ADS-B shows Otis 35 (KC-130J # 167112 VMGR-252, MCAS Cherry Point, NC) over MD at FL190 heading north.
1149- ADS-B shows Trek 02 (C-130H # 90-1057 DE ANG 166AW/142AS Wilmington DE) in low level acty in vicinity of New Castle DE.
1152- ADS-B shows Steel 71 (KC-135R # 59-1490 147th ARS, PA ANG Pittsburgh PA) operating in W386/AR636 off MD/DE coast.
1154- ADS-B shows Royal 50 (C-17A # 01-0186 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV) in low level acty in vicnity of WRI.
1155- ADS-B shows Decoy 07 (C-17A # 01-0196 167th AS WVA ANG Martinsburg WVA) departing Martinsburg.
1157- Pacer 07 (C-21A # 84-0120 457th AS ADW)-w/BW (354.8) reporting completion pf maintenance test flt & requesting RTB ADW.
1227- Team 52 (KC-10A # 85-0028 305th AMW WRI)-w/GK (238.1) for clearance in to W386. Advises GK they are the tanker for the bomber.
1228- ADS-B shows Steel 64 (KC-135R # 58-0054 147th ARS, PA ANG Pittsburgh PA) over Philadelphia at FL300 heading west towards Pittsburgh.
1232- Hornet flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-check into W386 (249.8) for work w/Dragnet (E-3D Tinker AFB OK). Also on discrete (389.1)
1234- ADS-B shows Jinx 61 (C-17A # 03-3119 305th AMW/6th AS WRI) in low level acty in vicnity of WRI.
1235- Omaha 5 (US Customs helo)-w/Phillips AAF (126.15) clearing out of restricted area. Also on discrete (136.375)
1236- ADS-B shows Arris 99 (KC-135R # 62-3541 22ARW McConnell AFB KS) operating in W386 off MD/DE coast. Arris 99 then moved into the PAX restricted areas and orbited there for most of the afternoon. Probably was working with the F-35Cs along with Score 59.
1237- DeeCee 51 (KC-135R # 62-3543 756th ARS ADW)-w/Liberator CP (351.2) reporting arrival back at ADW & will be doing patterns at ADW for next 1.5 hours.
1245- ADS-B shows Jumbo 70 (C-5M # 86-0025 436th AMW/9th AS DOV) in low level acty in vicnity of WRI.
1248- Weasel 51 flt (5 X F-16s 119th FS NJ ANG Atlantic City NJ)-w/ZDC Snow Hill (236.825) then check into W386 (238.1). Working w/unid tanker on W386 discrete (389.1)
1300- Bengal 41 flt (id as 2 X F-18Ds VMFA(AW)-224 MCAS BEAUFORT SC)-w/WRI Metro (239.8) for current winds in block Fl200-220. Also w/ZDC Casino (254.3). Also on discrete (234.8)
1303- Wolf 1 flt (F-22s 27th/94th FS LFI)-check out of W386 (238.1) & RTB LFI
1304- Scout 93 (F-22 27th/94th FS LFI)-check out of W386 (238.1)
1324- ADS-B shows Score 59 (KC-130T # 162310 (USMCR VMGR-234 JRB Ft Worth TX) working in PAX area. Unid tanker (no call noted---female pilot) working on PAX discrete (374.8) w/unid acft (prob F-35C CF-02) in AAR tests. Both acft awaiting arrival of F-35C CF-01.
1445- Venus 7 (C-32 # 09-0015 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading south. Returns to ADW at 1600 for some patterns prior to landing.
1448- Tester 22 (T-6B # 166042 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1455- ADS-B shows Royal 40 (C-17A # 06-6165 436th AMW/3rd AS DOV) departing WRI then heading south.
1505- ADS-B shows Opec 48 (KC-10A # 83-0082 305th AMW WRI) departing WRI then heading south.
1515- Tester 17 (T-38C # 157076 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
1516- Tester 24 (T-6B # 166060 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1517- Raven flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-working at Kiowa MOA Range (233.454) & on discrete (271.4)
1519- ADS-B shows Duce 17 (KC-10A # 86-0037 305th AMW WRI) crossing MD just east of Wash DC at FL240 heading northeast apparently heading back to WRI. Also w/Brickyard CP (134.1) w/inbound msg & write-ups.
1520- Bison 41 (C-130H # 89-1187 328th AS AFRC, Niagara Falls IAP NY)-depart ADW then ADS-B shows heading northwest.
1550- Tester 18 (T-38C # 638315 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (355.8) clearing out of South Spin area and heading to Webster OLF.
1552- ADS-B shows Zeke 76 (C-32A # 00-9001 NJ ANG 108WG/150SOS WRI) approaching WRI from the west.
1553- Convoy 4492 (C-40A # 166695 VR-56 NAS Oceana VA)-w/NAS Oceana Ops (284.9) w/inbound msg.
2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))
15867.0 1400Z NMH3 (USCG TISCOM Arlington VA) USB/ALE sounding.
15867.0 1640Z R24499 (UH-60A #86-24499 Indiana ARNG Shelbyville Municipal Airport, Shelbyville IN) USB/ALE sounding.
15867.0 1800Z R23467 (UH-60A #80-23467 Indiana ARNG Shelbyville Municipal Airport, Shelbyville IN) 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)