0922: DC-ANG F-16 flights are up working at Patuxent. WILD 1 and 2 are among them but coming home to Andrews because WILD 2 is in an emergency situation due to an electrical problem. They are on 143.6 interflight, 270.275 TRACON and with SOF on 139.9. WILD 2 is being cleared for straight in approach with WILD 1 flying chase.
0926: WILD 1 and 2 handed off to Andrews Tower...check in 15 miles to the east and repeats that WILD 2 is in emergency with an electrical problem...349.0
0927: A SCARY flight of F-16s has been holding with TRACON on 335.5 due to a ramp freeze at Andrews for Air Force 2 (C-32A, 99-0004, 1st AS)
0928: WILD 2 cleared to land in emergency, WILD 1 for low approach...349.0
0929: Lots of chat with SOF and the WILD flight on 139.9 as they approach the field.
0930: SCARY flight to ADW Tower 8 miles out...349.0
0930: ANGRY flight also on the way home to Andrews and giving mission reports to SOF...139.9
0933: WILD flight is on the runway (WILD 2 landed, WILD 1 went around again and then landed), SCARY cleared to land - all on 349.0 - and ANGRY now with TRACON 335.5
0936: ANGRY flight to ADW Tower for landing...349.0
0940: ANGRY flight "base, gear, stop, right"...and they're down...349.0
All three Andrews DC-ANG two-ship F-16 flights are now on the ground and done....except for the debriefing.
Meanwhile, several Langley F-22A flights are heading out to W-386 under Giant Killer's control. They are using 249.8 primary but also 238.1 due to poor comms with GK on the primary. Flights are also noted with Norfolk TRACON on 370.925 after takeoff from Langley as they climb out and head offshore. Around 0930, the two most recent flights to enter W-386 have been STUD 41 and CYCLONE 51.
0918: AR freq 252.8 active
0941: AR freq 235.1 active
0940: NAVY SALTY DOG 323 (F/A-18B, 161947, VX-23 Pax) with ZDC-Calvert as a flight of two at 16,000 feet...281.4
0942: SD 323 handed off to ZDC-Irons and check in at 16K...360.85
0948: SD 323 cleared direct Gordonsville...360.85
0948: Langley interflight freq active...315.85
0951: SD 323 flight handed to ZDC-Azalea...263.1
1006: FLIGHT CHECK 81 (BE-30, N81, FAA) to Andrews Tower...says he's going to be checking the glideslope first and asks tower to be sure it's radiating for runway 1 left...118.4
1009: CYCLONE 51 flight to Giant Killer to report 25 miles east of HEELS to RTB....249.8
1011: DC 51 (KC-135R, 57-1479, 756th AS Andrews) with Andrews arrival message....378.1
1016: DEVIL 11 (F-16, NJ-ANG Atlantic City), flight of four on interflight...138.425
1016: DEVIL 11 with ZDC-Kenton reporting passing through 13,000 feet...354.15
1017: DEVIL 11 handed to ZDC-DuPont and check in at 16,000 feet....ID as a flight of four F-16s....307.25 (Not sure what ground controller called them but flight leader told him they take offense at that.)
1021: DEVIL 11 flight handed to ZNY-Modena and check in at FL 220, ID as a flight of four...says they'd like to go to the Harrisburg 220/18 radial which is the start point for low level route VR-705 which they'll be working...335.6
1022: DEVIL 11 flight cleared down to 12,000 feet...335.6
1025: DEVIL 11 flight asks to cancel IFR at this time...ask if this is the freq they should come back on after completing the low level flight. They are told to use 239.05 coming out...flight leader says he'll see them in 25 minutes...335.6 (Flight leader taking his flight down on interflight 138.425)
1025: CRAB 51 (C-130J, 97-1351, 135th AS MD-ANG) airborne from MTN...w/CRAB Ops...384.1 (Not flying locals for a change...eventually climbed to FL 260 and out of range)
1028: JEDI 11 (EA-6B, VAQ-209 Andrews) flight climbing out from Andrews and cleared to 17,000 feet w/TRACON....348.725
1029: SALTY DOG 323, flight of two, back in the area...with ZDC-Irons 360.85 and then to ZDC-Calvert 281.4 at 17,000 feet.
1032: SD 323 asks to be handed off to Pax and get 354.8 as the freq to go to....281.4
1032: JEDI 11 flight handed to ZDC-Calvert and check in at 17,000 feet...133.9
1035: JENA 13 aircraft (Cessna 206, N831EM, FBI) flying at 3600 feet somewhere in the area (Missed freq but fixed callsign...first typed ROSS out of habit instead of the new callsign even though I clearly heard JENA)
1038: FLIGHT CHECK 81 still working Andrews area...switching between Tower 118.4 and Approach (TRACON) 119.3
1041: JENA 13 in the landing approach at BWI w/Tower...119.4
1046: JENA 13 lands on runway 33R (short runway), is handed to Ground Control who directs him to go park his stuff...121.9 (Flew directly overhead my house at about 500 feet)
1054: DEVIL 11 flight comes out of VR-705 and checks in with ZNY-Lancaster...239.05
1055: DEVIL 11 handed off to ZNY-Middletown...says they're at the Harrisburg 230/20 radial at 13,500 feet and want to get to Smyrna (then have to explain that's ENO)...want to go low level along the coast to Atlantic City...322.4
1056: Pair of McGuire KC-10As on primary interplane freq performing AR training with each other....suffixes 51 and 52...139.875 [Should be TEAM 51 (79-1710) and TEAM 52 (79-1712). At about 1110, they are also working ZDC-Sea Isle 133.125)
1058: DEVIL 11 flight handed off to ZNY-Hyper and check in at 13,500 feet...322.5
1100: DEVIL 11 handed off to ZNY-Modena and check in as a flight of four...335.6
Got to leave. Back later.
Note for the future: JSTARS aircraft today noted in the Atlanta area using low band freq 46.65 FM. MilAir monitor reported the JSTARS aircraft was working with a FIREBIRD 37, a suspected helo. (Courtesy MilRadioComms) Although I've never heard them working low band in the past, I imagine a JSTARS aircraft can go just about anywhere.
