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[freqhopping]

Well once again I heard the sound of a C-160, parked my scanner on 125.05 and in a few minutes heard GERMAN AIR FORCE-391. Just handed off to 125.65.

 

[HM1529]

I had a FLYER 1 flight, presumably headed southbound, chatting with ZNY Modena Sector on 338.300 at 12:15 PM. I didn't have the scanner on, but grabbed it after I was buzzed by what sounded like an A-10. All I caught was the FLYER flight checking in. Seems like he made a wide sweep west before heading south after leaving Willow Grove. Must be weather related...very overcast, low ceiling around here. We've had 4+ inches of rain in the last 24 hours in my neighborhood.

 

[trainman111]

1252: GUARD COPTER 26844 notifies Dinwiddie UNICOM that they will be performing parachute drops at 1300 over Virginia State University in downtown Petersburg, VA. <122.7>
1254: GUARD COPTER 26844 notifies POTOMAC App. of their parachute drop intentions. <307.2>


From the sound of the rotors, I'm guessing that it's a UH-60.

Also, right now I'm listening to the tanks at Fort Pickett shooting some artillery at the range. It's making quite the boom!

 

[TinEar]

Well once again I heard the sound of a C-160, parked my scanner on 125.05 and in a few minutes heard GERMAN AIR FORCE-391. Just handed off to 125.65.

Tail was 50+46. Have another C-160D early 1500 hour with tail 50+96.

Andrews Command Post (and I suppose variations like Griffin Command and SAM Command) are using the repeater again today on 141.55. Ground station very loud and clear and once again can hear that series of beeps when he keys his mic. That was around 1500 when I heard it. The times I've heard them testing this, I haven't had a chance to hear a call to LIBERATOR (756th ARS Control) to hear if they're also using it. The difference this time is that aircraft on 378.1 are not being patched to the 141.55 freq as they were during last week's test.

1538: VIKING 87 (C-130H, 87-9287, 96th AS Minneapolis) arriving Andrews....TRACON. (w/CP about 15 minutes earlier giving arrival message on 378.1)
1545: REACH 476 has been calling Andrews CP, Andrews Ops and SAM Command for 10 minutes but getting no reply. He's using the Dispatch freq though which Andrews never seems to monitor...372.2
1547: REACH 476 (C-17A, 03-3122, 437th AW Charleston) changes to a monitored freq (sometimes) and gets Andrews for his arrival message...8-10 minutes out, has four pax...needs crew trans for 2, parking in spot 12-B...378.1
1550: REACH 476 w/TRACON on approach to ADW....128.35
1551: BULL 905 (C-130H, 93-1040, 328th AS Niagara Falls) calling Andrews...no joy...378.1 [First time hearing 3-digit suffix for this unit]

1607: GUCCI 29 (KC-10A, 85-0029, 60th AMW Travis) arriving at McGuire w/Command Post....319.4

1707: REACH 476 reports airborne from Andrews...378.1
1707: REACH 476 w/TRACON climbing out...125.65

1840: HEFTY 17 (C-5B, 86-0026, 60th AMW Travis) departs Andrews...TRACON (He arrived at Andrews early in the 1500 hour)

 

[Mark]

Earlier today from tape..

CODY 01 C-130 #96-7322 302nd AW Peterson arrive Dover for some uploads 1150 local.

REACH 5002 C-5 arrive Dover around noon.

Enjoyed the Delaware at Navy football game today.Thought weather would be bad but
turned sunny and warm.
Flyby was single P-3 but as directly overhead couldn't see tail.
Guess cause of weather no F-18's or that Delaware is 1AA team but no matter.
Final Delaware 59,Navy 52.... Lots of scoring.

Mark

 

[Mark]

REACH 254 C-5 #87-0027 with Dover CP overhead 1320z enroute AR-20
and overseas.

REACH 3040 KC-135 with Andrews metro 344.600 at 1710z req wx at
KWRB between 1800-1900z.

BACKY 11 KC-135 #57-2599 arrive Andrews 1715z to drop off maint
crew to fix our other broken aircraft from Seymour-Johnson.
Guess the 459th Andrews guys said fix it yourself!
Probably got some spare part for it..

ROGUE 40 back into Dover again 1845z with Lockheed guys at controls.
alpha 3 and will have to go back up again tommorow.
That C-5 #87-0040 has been nothing but trouble since cockpit upgrade.

Mark

 

[TinEar]

1904: MOVER 15 (KC-10A, 79-0433, 305th AMW McGuire) calls McGuire Command Post saying he'd like to schedule AR-777 for 2330-0115(Z)...319.4
1905: REACH 402T (C-17A, 03-3113,183rd AS MS-ANG Jackson) calling Griffin Command but on wrong freq...349.4
1907: REACH 402T w/TRACON on approach for Andrews...119.85
1910: REACH 402T gets Griffin Command on right freq...says he has 5 rolling stock and 12 Duty Pax...no transportation needed for them since they'll be using the rolling stock on the plane...4 crew do need transportation...no fuel for tonight...will RON...need parking spot...378.1
1912: REACH 402T Heavy to ADW Tower...has field in sight...cleared to land, standby gear...118.4
1917: HOIST 90 (KC-10A, 87-0123, 305th AMW McGuire) to McGuire CP..wants them to call Hurlburt and let them know he's on time for 0100Z arrival...319.4
1924: HOIST 90 asking McGuire CP if he's had any luck getting Hurlburt...319.4
1933: BLACKJACK 1 (HH-65, USCG) to ADW Tower..wants an ILS to runway 19R for practice approach...118.4

2000: REACH 9015 (C-5A, 69-0015, 137th AS/105th AW NY-ANG) arriving Dover w/Command Post...12 out, needs parking spot...349.4
2004: SAM 93 (C-32A, 99-0003, 1st AS Andrews) w/ADW Tower for approach...118.4 (Presidential escort)
2011: After calling for 10 minutes, REACH 9061 (C-17A, 99-0061, 62nd AW McChord) to Dover CP with arrival msg...20 minutes out, A-3 for flight compartment lighting, has 3 pax, needs parking and upload info...349.4
2019: Air Force 1 (C-32A, 99-0004, 1st AS Andrews) w/ADW Tower for landing...118.4 (This aircraft normally flies as SAM 94 when 92-9000 is AF 1)
2022: AF 1 reports gear down, landing on runway 19R...118.4
2047: SAM 50049 (C-20C, 85-0049, 99th AS Andrews) w/ADW Tower for landing...118.4
2051: PITT 10 (C-130H, 78-0810, 758th AS Pittsburgh) arriving McGuire with med crew...crew of 13 needs transportation...319.4 (This is one of the C-130s recently transferred from the OK-ANG to Pittsburgh...used to fly under callsign SOONER)
2057: MARINE 474 (UC-35D, 166474, MAW-4) w/ADW Tower doing pattern work on runway 19...118.4

2130: DC 11 (KC-135R, 61-0307, 756th ARS AFRC Andrews) w/ADW Tower for landing...118.4 (departed ADW at 1830)

Foreign Flags...
1601: Royal Air Force...ASCOT 7045, E-3, tail ZH107, 8/23 Squadron
1606: Ugandan Government...Guflstream 4SP, tail 5X-UEF
1802: Saudi Arabian Air Force...C-130, tail 1624 (and again at 2214)
1826: Spanish Air Force...Falcon 900B, tail T.18.4, 451st Escadrille
2200: Canadian Air Force...CC-144, tail 144601, 412 Squadron (and again at 2303)
2213: Saudi Arabian Air Force...HZ124, A-340, tail HZ124

The FAA has established several new airfixes for DC/MD/VA which I'll list later tonight when I get time.

 

[andy3315]

I had a FLYER 1 flight, presumably headed southbound, chatting with ZNY Modena Sector on 338.300 at 12:15 PM. I didn't have the scanner on, but grabbed it after I was buzzed by what sounded like an A-10. All I caught was the FLYER flight checking in. Seems like he made a wide sweep west before heading south after leaving Willow Grove. Must be weather related...very overcast, low ceiling around here. We've had 4+ inches of rain in the last 24 hours in my neighborhood.

Not Really Sure If That Was Flyer But We Had A Wire 01 F18F From We Believe The Black Aces Was Up At The Grove When He Landed All Could Make Out Was His Tail Code Of NH, Weather Wasn't The Greatest Heavy Rain And Low Light But It Was Cool To See The Panel In Both The Front And Back Lite Up , He Got His Clearence Saturday About 11:45A And Departed Around 12:00 Witch Is Kind Of Fast Because Navy JT 949 Was Held For About 20 Mins For Other IFR Departs Out Of Phil INT, Also Friday A Edwards Ch-53 Was In Not Sure Of His Call Sign But All I Can Say That's A Long Flight In That

 

[JohnFB]

Foreign Flags...
1601: Royal Air Force...ASCOT 7045, E-3, tail ZH107, 8/23 Squadron

Hey Tin, I had him this afternoon @ 2048Z calling Westover Meteo 274.750 for wx @ [presumably] Langley and Westover, then chking in later on 311.000 [Langley?] announcing 2125Z ETA and parking @ W2.

 

[JohnFB]

BACKY 11 KC-135 #57-2599 arrive Andrews 1715z to drop off maint
crew to fix our other broken aircraft from Seymour-Johnson.
Guess the 459th Andrews guys said fix it yourself!
Probably got some spare part for it..

Must have been a busy day .... I had BACKY 11 heading into AR631 [295.800 & ATC VHF] around 1100L/1500Z. I never caught the rcvr, though.

 

[TinEar]

Hey Tin, I had him this afternoon @ 2048Z calling Westover Meteo 274.750 for wx @ [presumably] Langley and Westover, then chking in later on 311.000 [Langley?] announcing 2125Z ETA and parking @ W2.

John, when he came through my area, he was heading to the northeast. He was heard later over Cape Cod at 2052Z (ASCOT 7045)

And speaking of that BACKY 11 tanker, it reminds me I've been wanting to comment about the spelling of that callsign. I've seen recent logs that have it as BACKE with someone saying they heard it spelled that way. I can guarantee it's spelled with a 'Y'...BACKY.
And the KC-10s from McGuire spell their callsign DUCE, not DEUCE even though it sounds that way. Wish I knew the background for that. I'd guess someone spelled it wrong way back when and they kept it that way as an inside the unit joke. You and I know how that works.
And the KC-135s from Mildenhall spell their callsign QID, even though they say QUID.

Ref Below: I had nothing from VR-53 logged today John to account for the AX383. The only RY I had from the VR-59 unit was BuNo 165833, a C-40A, but he doesn't equate to RY670.

 

[JohnFB]

Navy birds

Two I heard that probably would head your way ....

2031Z - Mon 10/29
NAVY AX 383 or 380 clg MAINSAIL 11175.0 rqst p/p 857-5811 [Andrews?] - pls co-ord 1845Z land time, cust/ag

2104Z - Mon 10/29
NAVY RY 670 w/ZBW ATC heading S through Augusta sector.

And ref above: thnx, Tin

 

[TinEar]

1155: Fighter activity on HUNTRESS freq 260.9. It's very weak from my location so I don't know where/who it is. Listening for callsigns.
1200: Sounds like STEEL 21 on the 260.9 freq which could make it Langley fighters working one of the offshore areas either at low level or way down in W-72 or W-122. No idea why they're using this freq though. They are performing ACM activity.
1203: Hearing STEEL and TORCH callsigns working w/HUNTRESS...this should confirm Langley fighters....260.9
1210: ROGUE 01 flight (Probably Langley) checking in w/Giant Killer for work in W-386 G-J on mission V-3005...249.8 (New callsign for Langley)

1303: Just came back to check on that 260.9 freq and now there are DAGGER F-22As from Langley working on it...working FL 320-340...260.9

1300 hour has activity all over the place - including A-10s from Willow Grove on interflight 143.75 (FLYER). Lots of Langley F-22 activity on the Giant Killer freqs/
1312: FLYER flight of two A-10s from Willow Grove w/Phil TRACON 317.55 and then to ZDC-Kenton 354.15 where they check in at 8000 feet (Probably heading for Pax)
1323: FLYER flight handed off to Patuxent Check-In and so they check in there at 10,000 feet...say they'll stay FL 180 and below for the next 30 minutes...they're cleared into the airspace and cancel IFR...305.2
1325: FLYER flight handed off to BayWatch where they check in at 10,000 feet...say they'll be staying together today so don't need a separate squawk for the wingman...354.8

I didn't get to post those new airspace fixes for DC/MD/VA last night...will try again later today.

 

[HM1529]

Not Really Sure If That Was Flyer But We Had A Wire 01 F18F From We Believe The Black Aces Was Up At The Grove When He Landed All Could Make Out Was His Tail Code Of NH, Weather Wasn't The Greatest Heavy Rain And Low Light But It Was Cool To See The Panel In Both The Front And Back Lite Up , He Got His Clearence Saturday About 11:45A And Departed Around 12:00 Witch Is Kind Of Fast Because Navy JT 949 Was Held For About 20 Mins For Other IFR Departs Out Of Phil INT, Also Friday A Edwards Ch-53 Was In Not Sure Of His Call Sign But All I Can Say That's A Long Flight In That

Okay...an F-18 makes sense. I thought the sound lingered for quite a bit and was certainly loud enough to be an afterburner, but the cloud cover was so low and heavy I couldn't see anything. I was thinking maybe the clouds were messing with the sound I was hearing. I just assumed it was an A-10 since I don't usually get anything else going that low overhead.

It also makes sense since I never heard a FLYER come back or saw any reports of one anywhere.

 

[BM82557]

Activity 10302007

Something a little out of the ordinary today ...

1042 local - from unid ac "flying is so easy that even a caveman could do it (female chuckling in the background)" on BATON OPS freq of 395.1

 

[TinEar]

New Airspace Fixes Established within ZDC by the FAA:
It'll be interesting to see how the controllers pronounce some of these.

D.C.:
ELISN
38-56-04.35N
077-34-47.64W

MATTC
39-14-22.75N
077-34-31.88W

MIKEJ
38-37-57.45N
077-35-00.92W
-----------------
Maryland:
LITNE
38-36-39.58N
077-03-14.14W
-----------------
Virginia:
DARIC
38-56-04.22N
077-36-42.98W

DMALL
38-52-57.54N
077-12-17.91W

DOYAT
38-42-17.61N
077-44-11.81W

FAXIK
38-21-01.22N
077-58-44.56W

FIVUD
38-52-31.81N
077-03-21.79W

GORLE
38-26-24.28N
077-55-04.57W

HESLO
38-53-27.62N
077-04-31.65W

HOOOK
38-51-13.78N
077-21-39.40W

KEWPY
38-56-02.79N
077-48-15.03W

MORTY
38-55-20.50N
078-09-14.96W

NIYIP
37-09-34.97N
077-32-05.04W

OTIYU
38-50-17.45N
077-06-17.54W

POOCH
38-57-51.41N
077-48-55.67W

PTOMC
38-56-58.77N
077-15-28.76W

PUGEE
39-03-00.04N
078-02-48.80W

RAZZZ
39-08-49.10N
078-11-47.55W

REVUE
39-06-46.95N
078-13-14.65W

ROYIL
38-56-03.01N
077-56-36.48W

WZRRD
38-56-03.45N
077-44.01.28W
-----------------
The Following Airspace Fixes Were Modified by the FAA (lat/longs modified):

Virginia:
CALPE
38-36-55.27N
077-47-53.12W

HITAN
37-14-55.54N
077-25-52.23W

ONIKE
37-19-23.38N
077-20-39.77W

SHNON
38-55-59.19N
078-03-22.35W

SYCAM
37-01-02.97N
079-16-16.77W
-----------------
The Following Airspace Fixes are Cancelled by the FAA:

Virginia:
COKMO
37-11-43.30N
077-29-35.98W

FIXAM
37-10-31.93N
077-31-55.02W

 

[TinEar]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The Navy said a small, inert training bomb fell Tuesday from an F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet that was heading to Oceana Naval Air Station. No one was hurt.
The Navy said in a statement that the bomb hit a wall adjacent to a warehouse in the resort city of Virginia Beach. Minimal damage was reported.
The aircraft was returning to Oceana following a training mission at the Navy's bombing range in Dare County, N.C., when it dropped the bomb. The jet landed safely at Oceana.
Navy personnel were on the scene investigating. (Copyright CBS2.com)
*************************************************************


Early in the 1100 hour, I heard F/A-18 Hornets from VFA-105 ("Gunslingers") at Oceana NAS on their unit freq 255.125. I don't know if this was the unit that is going to have a very long day. Should they change their name to "Bombslingers?"

 

[ka3jjz]

Or maybe 'Butterfingers'?? Good thing it was a dummy - and you can bet the dummy that dropped it is going in for remedial training....73s Mike

 

[freqhopping]

228.9 is currently active with JEDI-2 and 3, HUNTRESS and I think I heard a tanker too.
Right now the controller for 119.85 is also transmitting on 135.525 and 350.25 from the local transmitter.

1758- CYCLONE-91 flight of two RTB Langley. 256.8

 

[TinEar]

228.9 is currently active with JEDI-2 and 3, HUNTRESS and I think I heard a tanker too.

JEDI and DAGGER F-22s also working HUNTRESS on 260.9. Langley F-22As have been working HUNTRESS all day - along with the usual Giant Killer freqs.
1743: JEDI 2 is doing an exercise "punch out" as a result of battle damage...others giving position of downed crew -- 295 degrees at 66 miles...260.9
They are being very careful to pronounce this as an exercise. One of the DAGGER F-22s called his target a "dead man" just before JEDI 2 announced he was punching out...DAGGER then told HUNTRESS of his actions....JEDI F-22s are the targets for the DAGGER flight who just killed them. Nice listening.
1751: Looks like they're done for now...DAGGER flight ready to RTB through Snow Hill at 14,000 feet...260.9
1752: DAGGER 1 flight w/Giant Killer for RTB...249.8
1752: CYCLONE 91, two ship Langley F-22A flight, working GK's tac freq...312.3
1753: JEDI 31 flight for RTB...249.8
1753: DAGGER flight over to ZDC-Cape Charles...256.8 (Button 11)
1754: CYCLONE 91 flight also reports 30 miles east of Snow Hill and ready to RTB...249.8
1757: DAGGER flight w/Norfolk TRACON (East) for approach to LFI...370.925
1758: CYCLONE 91 flight w/ZDC-Cape Charles for RTB Langley at FL 200...256.8
1759: CRAB 54 (C-130J, 97-1354, 135th As MD-ANG) with Atlantic City Approach for ILS work on runway 31 at ACY...124.6

1800: For any of you New England readers, ZBW-Shelton sector freq 306.3 is active but too weak for me to copy from here.
1802: CYCLONE 91 handed off to Norfolk TRACON (button 5) by CCV controller...370.925

1815: Was on the phone for a bit and am now hearing another couple of Langley F-22A pairs working HUNTRESS...no callsigns heard yet...260.9
One of the flights is IRON.