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))
0835- SAM 496 (C-40B # 01-0040 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW. ADS-B shows flying south at FL270. Returns to ADW at 1430.
0948- Musel 11 (UH-1 1st Helo Sqdn)-w/Musel Control (292.2) advising they are returning to ADW for problem with cockpit glass.
0949- Wild 1 flt (2 X F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-land at ADW (270.275 & 349.0)
0954- Tester 20 (T-6B # 166016 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
0956- ADS-B shows N632TK (FBI Cessna 182T) & N728MP (FBI Cessna 206H) orbiting at very low altitudesd just southwest of Alexandria VA.
1002- Blackjack 1 & 2 (MH-65Ds, CGAS Wash)-intercept training on CG discrete (157.05).
1047- Tester 21 (T-6B # 166031 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8).
1048- Gunny flt (F-16s 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-land at ADW (348.725)
1056- Score 55 (KC-130R # 160627 VX-20 PAX)-working AAR on discrete (379.725) w/Salty Dog ?? (no number given--ident as F-18--female pilot).
1058- DeeCee 92 (KC-135R # 86-0203 756th ARS ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) cleared to FL260 to Wilmington NC. Also w/Liberator CP (351.2).
1135- Acft 71 (unid PAX)-w/unid grnd stn on test discrete (277.05). Acft 71 advises his chase plane that he may have to do photographic coverage of acft 536.
1139- ADS-B shows Canforce CP-140 #140114 at FL220 crossing MD coast at Ocean City heading southeast.
1145- Unid acft (no call noted)-w/NTPS Ops (264.15) advising that due to wx they won't be able to work from FL120-FL330.
1148- Score 82 ()-w/unid stn on discrete (262.95) advising they will be exiting the area to the south and want to coordinate RTB PAX. Is told to contact GK (118.125 & 238.1).
1153- Raven flt (2 X A-10Cs 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-depart MTN. One acft develops unknown problem and w/SOF discusses (266.6) possibility of a one-engine landing. Second A-10C is flying as chase/observer.
1200- SAM 549 (C-20B # 86-0204 99th AS ADW)-approaches from the south and lands at ADW.
1210- ADS-B shows Yanke 41 (C-130H CT ANG, 103rd AW Bradley ANGB CT) flying south along the MD/VA coast at FL220. Last noted proceeding south just passing Richmond VA.
1220- ADS-B shows Hoist 53 (KC-10A # 85-0032 305th AMW WRI) orbiting at FL200 in AR-6 in the Atlantic off the MD/NJ coast.
1330- ADS-B shows Hagar 10 (C-5M # 85-0004 436th AMW/9th AS DOV) depart DOV and flying down the MD/VA coasat at FL360.
1338- ADS-B shows Thug 11 (C-17A # 08-8203 62nd AW McChord AFB WA) at 8,600 ft crossing central MD into southern NJ.
1340- ADS-B shows Glare (RC-12N # 89-00269 224MIB (AE) Hunter AAF Savannah GA) crossing central MD at FL110 heading east, passing over DOV and into southern NJ.
1345- ADS-B shows Force 07 (KC-10A # 85-0031 305th AMW WRI) at FL340 passing over Wash DC and heading south. Last noted heading west at FL340 just south of Charleston WVA.
1346- ADS-B shows Liftr 31 (C-17A # 01-0193 437TH AMW, Charleston AFB SC) crossing MD at FL230 heading northeast.
1352- ADS-B shows Castle 07 (C-130H # 84-0207 DE ANG 143rd As New Castle DE) in low level activity in the vicinity of Atlantic City.
1552- Tester 10 (T-38C # 158198 NTPS PAX) & Tester 11 (T-38C # 688158 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
2. HF: ((Times UTC, Freqs KHz))
15867.0 1630Z Z14 CG Sector St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, FL) USB/ALE w/503 (USCG HC-130H # 1503 CGAS Clearwater FL).
15867.0 1642- 05Z (USCG District 5 Ops) USB/ALE w/006 (USCG HC-130J # 2006 CGAS Elizabeth City NC). After ALE handshake in clear voice w/District 5 Scan Center asks CG 2006 if they can pick up unid target on radar. CG 2006 advises they have them in voice but not on radar.
15867.0 1210Z 07Z (USCG District 7 Ops) USB/ALE calling 503 (not heard). After handshake in voice Miami Ops request status of 503's operation then tasks him w/doing a Sierra (?search?) in a 12-mile circle of last known position.
15867.0 2011Z T1Z189 (1st-189th Aviation (CSAB), Montana ArNG, Helena, MT) USB/ALE sounding.
11175.0 2110Z Andrews USB w/J8X (unid--not heard) requesting pp to 757 836 1078. Andrews has trouble keeping contact and signs off. At 2118Z they try again and Andrews tells J8X to QSY to 11220 for pp.
11220.0 2119Z Andrews USB calling J8X w/no response.
15867.0 2124Z R26863 (UH-60L # 00-26863 B/1-131st AVN (ASLT) Alabama ArNG) 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)