0915: That little French TBM-700A (tail 115/ABQ) lifts off from Andrews...w/TRACON...still identifying as French Army 8023...118.95
0921: French Army 8023 has climbed all the way up to 5000 feet...handed off but I couldn't understand his freq readback....118.95
0923: Here he is...French Army 8023...continuing his climb and steering to 270 degrees...126.65
0928: French Army 8023 climbing to 9000 feet (rest of transmission lost to his accent)....126.65
0929: French Army 8023 cleared to 11,000 feet and handed off to TRACON freq 118.67(5)....126.65
0932: French Army 8023 starting to fade out...handed off to some freq I couldn't understand....118.675
His transmitter strength is befitting of his aircraft size - a weenie.
0953: TROJAN 51 flight of three Langley F-22As into W-386 with Giant Killer for mission V-0403, playtime 30 minutes....Just before this, they were heard with Norfolk TRACON on 370.925 where they pushed button 7 to get to...249.8
Sounds like W-386 has a load of Langley aircraft moving around.
0956: There's also a COWBOY 11 flight (Langley F-22A) out in W-386...249.8
0957: JACK 23 and 24 (F-22A Langley) want to RTB through HEELS for fuel reasons...249.8
0959: DEVO 1, two ship (F-22A Langley), RTB through HEELS....249.8
1001: ???? 61 flight (F-22A Langley) checking into W-386 to work with the TROJAN flight...249.8
1040: SUN 81 (U/I) with Philadelphia TRACON climbing out....319.15
1046: SUN 81 handed to ZNY-Modena where he checks in at 11,000 and is cleared to 13,000...335.6
1050: SUN 81 cleared to FL 210...335.6
Heard this same guy a few days ago going north. No idea who he is. He's not a fast jet.
1051: SUN 81 cleared direct Westminster, etc. and finally Bowling Green and then destination at FL 230...335.6
1053: SUN 81 handed off to ZNY-Harrisburg and checks in at FL 210 cleared to 230...and then 260 and 280 at 1056...270.3
1057: SUN 81 handed to ZDC-Hagerstown and check in there at FL 280...227.125
1057: SUN 81 immediately handed off to ZDC-Potomac and checks in there at FL 280....307.025
1101: SUN 81 handed to ZDC-Moorefield and checks in at FL 280....371.9
1109: SUN 81 sstill with ZDC-Moorefield and being vectored on course to his jet route...371.9
1110: And just like someone pulled the switch, SUN 81 goes from loud and clear to full of static and fading out...371.9
During the 1000 hour and into early 1100 hour, there are a whole gaggle of transports and tankers - to say nothing of the LBE fleet - moving around the area. I'm too lazy this morning to log them all however. Let the scanner scan and you'll find them on almost every freq range. My command post radio scanner is full, Andrews/Potomac TRACON freqs are full, ZDC/ZNY scanner is busy, Giant Killer scanner is busy, etc. I generally group my freqs and limit each scanner to one group. Easy to get an overall picture of what's flying that way.
First part of 1100 hour, heard three different C-21A callsigns - NODAK 11, HAWK 01 and SPACE 01 all heading for Andrews. It was just background noise so I didn't pull out tails other than for SPACE 01 (84-0107) since he spit it out in the initial call.
1120: Belgian Air Force, BAF 623 flight number/callsign, an A-310, tail CA-02, from 21 Squadron in the area ascending and flying out of the area....TRACON
1126: (Sounds like) DOG 205 w/ZDC-Azalea 263.1 (Not sure of the DOG yet)
1127: DOG 205 to ZDC-Irons...360.85
1131: DOG 205 to ZDC-Calvert heading to R-4006...281.4
1133: DOG 205 to Patuxent Check-In...305.2 (Repeated that freq but I didn't hear him check in there)
Could be a Cherry Point Marine aircraft...they're fond of those three-digit suffixes. Possibly an A/V-8 Harrier or EA-6B - both listed for DOG callsign...but that's a total WAG on my part.
1140: 205 (not using the DOG) now with Patuxent heading for R-4006....270.8
1142: 205 tells Pax he'll be vertical maneuvering from 12000 to 3500 feet....270.8
Ref Below:
Bobcat091 said:
This was a Holloman T-38, he departed McGuire AFB.
Re SUN 81: Thanks CJ. And speaking of T-38s, there's a NASA 969 T-38 on the way to this area from Ft. Campbell KY (1120 got the word)...not sure where he's headed though.
NASA 969 just changed his destination to Andrews (1129).
1148: NASA 969 calling Andrews Dispatch...no joy...139.3
Potomac ADIZ East 126.75 controller still having to explain the new freq usage and the shape of the new ADIZ to various pilots. He's explaining it's basically just a 30 mile circle around D.C. and no more funny shapes. I'm not quite sure where this was published but no one seems to know about these changes. That info published above by Airfire should be in every pilot's knee pad but isn't.
1200: Gotta run. It was fun while it lasted.
