Sticky Thread For MilAir IV

[Mark]

Tin,

0813 EST- Have Trooper 11 w/ZDC (133.9) cleared to Fayetteville NC. Female pilot. The MSP used to have a BE-200 using that callsign. Did you get him/her on your box?

I had a Hawker Beechcraft 350 N390MD (A483E0) registered to Maryland Dept of State Police
at 0813 this morning.

Mark

 

[mdmonitor]

I had a Hawker Beechcraft 350 N390MD (A483E0) registered to Maryland Dept of State Police
at 0813 this morning.

Mark

Mark,

Thanks---it's been awhile since I kept track of the Troopers.

 

[Mark]

Mark,

Thanks---it's been awhile since I kept track of the Troopers.

Must be a fugitive extradition pickup flight as flightaware shows a quick down and back
trip.Be back before lunch.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/TRP11

1050 BAF 601 A310 flying SW near Philly at 22k prob for Andrews or KIAD.
1050 KING 22 C-130 #88-2102 102nd RQS NY ANG level 20k thru area.
1055 REACH 5143 C-17 05-5143 inbound McGuire
1107 Trooper 11 on 119.700 inbound Martin State.. That was a quick trip.

Mark

 

[mdmonitor]

Mtn

Tin,

0943 EST- 148.925 is active again w/encrypted. Actvie intermittently all morning---still going at 1238 EST--nothing on 385.9

 

[mdmonitor]

T-Birds

Looks like we'll be seeing/hearing alot of the Thundeerbirds this year--here's part of their sked:

April
April 4-5 Keesler AFB, MS
April 18-19 Ceiba, PR
April 25-26 Langley AFB, VA

May
May 2-3 Robins AFB, GA
May 9-10 Branson, MO
May 16-17 Andrews AFB, MD
May 23-24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach)
May 27 USAF Academy, CO
May 30-31 Ellsworth AFB, SD

June
June 6-7 Hill AFB, UT
June 13-14 Ocean City, MD
June 20-21 Dover AFB, DE
June 27-28 Helena, MY

July
July 4-5 Battle Creek, MI
July 10-11 Peoria, IL
July 18-19 Dayton, OH
July 22 Cheyenne, WY
July 25-26 Milwaukee, WI

August
August 8-9 Vienna, OH (Youngstown ARB)
August 15-16 Chicago, IL
August 19 Atlantic City, NJ
August 22-23 Selfridge ANGB, MI
August 29-30 Hillsboro, OR

 

[TinEar]

This has sure been an uneventful day. Started late - around 1030 and didn't get first hit for an hour - and this is all I've logged today...
The C-32B from McGuire (02-4452) was running full ADS/B on both flights.


01-0194 RCH1194 00:25:23.529 C-17A 437thAW
03-3117 RCH3117 00:12:29.904 C-17A 172ndAW/MSANG
N139WA WOA9602 23:56:50.623 DC-10 WorldAirways
164404 STEEL08? 23:29:38.076 E-6B VQ4
N603AX OAE809 23:27:33.404 DC10 OmniAirInternational
03-3119 E33119 23:09:02.420 C-17A 172ndAW/MSANG
05-5139 RCH5139 22:35:38.685 C-17A 729thAS/AFRC
164404 ------- 22:30:33.435 E-6B VQ4
68-0217 ------- 22:28:35.451 C-5A 167th AS/WV-ANG
03-3124 RCH3124 22:08:28.435 C-17A 437thAW
90-0535 RCH0535 21:29:12.748 C-17A 62ndAW
03-3117 RCH3117 21:18:24.451 C-17A 172ndAW/MSANG
N630AX RCH295 21:15:26.451 DC10-30 OmniAirInternational
N701CK CKS9701 21:15:07.451 B-747 Kallitta
03-3119 E33119 20:57:55.435 C-17A 172ndAW/MSANG
01-0015 SPAR 55 20:30:25.014 C-40B 65thAS
99-0063 RCH9063 20:18:55.451 C-17A 62ndAW
62-3530 ------- 20:16:25.701 KC-135R AFRC/434ARW
N603AX RCH809 20:13:36.904 DC10 OmniAirInternational
62-3510 ------- 19:42:35.014 KC-135 AFRC/434ARW
05-5139 RCH5139 19:30:45.092 C-17A 729thAS/AFRC
69-0019 RCH9019 19:25:16.607 C-5A 155thAS/TNANG
60-0324 RCH907 18:46:29.451 KC-135R 6AMW/91ARS
03-3124 RCH3124 18:44:45.451 C-17A 437thAW
89-1183 MUSIC83 18:28:15.029 C-130H ANG/TN/118AW/105AS
89-1182 MUSIC82 18:27:20.482 C-130H ANG/TN/118AW/105AS
86-0201 GONAVY 18:08:54.451 C-20B 89thAW/99thAS
N139WA WOA9202 17:52:25.551 DC-10 WorldAirways
89-1192 RCH9192 17:45:58.787 C-17A 437thAW
92-3022 VADER22 17:32:17.465 C-130H AFRC/910AW/757AS
N138WA WOA9306 17:20:00.123 DC-10-30 World Airways
84-0124 DILLON3 17:18:28.079 C-21A 118thAS/103rdAWCT-ANG
N14075 WOA8500 17:17:32.017 DC-10-30 WorldAirways
164404 ------- 16:46:45.638 E-6B VQ4
89-1183 MUSIC83 16:19:42.501 C-130H ANG/TN/118AW/105AS
04-4135 RCH4135 16:16:43.628 C-17A 6thAS
89-1182 MUSIC82 16:07:33.495 C-130H ANG/TN/118AW/105AS
05-5145 RCH5145 16:06:39.496 C-17A 729thAS/AFRC
06-6166 ------- 15:56:48.862 C-17A 3rdAS/436thAW
86-1396 JESSE 96 15:52:07.132 C-130H ANG/MO/139AW/180AS
87-0030 ------- 15:48:05.542 C-5B 60thAMW
99-0004 ------- 15:28:21.551 C-32A 1stAS
84-0131 PACER88 15:24:05.027 C-21A 457thAS
07-7175 RCH7175 14:33:54.986 C-17A 3rdAS/436thAW
07-7181 RCH524T 14:22:43.721 C-17a 437thAW
86-0201 ------- 14:18:01.735 C-20B 89thAW/99thAS
02-4452 ------- 14:07:09.723 C-32B 227thSOF/NJ-ANG
01-0188 RCH1188 13:53:56.383 C-17A 437thAW
63-7977 GOLD 83 13:47:27.192 KC-135R 22ARW/
05-5143 RCH5143 13:41:23.220 C-17A 729thAS/AFRC
02-1863 PAT1863 13:17:41.474 C-37A OSACOM/PAT
74-1674 HAZRD 74 12:47:33.347 C-130H 317AG/40AS
80-0323 E00323 12:42:57.013 C-130H ANG/GA/165AW/158AS
99-0402 S4012 12:36:38.344 C-37A 89thAW/99thAS
159118 ------ 12:11:43.558 C-9B VR-56
N14075 WOA9611 12:08:43.082 DC-10-30 WorldAirways
02-4452 ------- 11:54:48.269 C-32B 227thSOF/NJ-ANG
00-1052 R01052 11:27:09.734 UC-35B PATD

 

[freqhopping]

E-6B 164404 is climbing out. Callsign ends with "08". 133.9 Heading towards Norfolk.
1705- Sounds like STILT-08. Attempting to contact HUNTRESS on 364.2.
50 miles south of Elizabeth City and I barely hear them.

Unknown type AE0191 displaying DILLON3 at FL410. A CT-43?

1752- N400MP FBI G IV. Been known as ROSS-40 in the past. Level at 6150 for now.
1557- Descending
1803- Just landed at IAD. I was listening for it to go into HEF. After getting real low without hearing anything I figured I better tune into IAD. Never heard the pilot, just tower telling 400MP to switch to ground, etc.

 

[jmhayes]

Unknown type AE0191 displaying DILLON3 at FL410. A CT-43?

Should be C-21A 84-0124 ...

 

[CitationJet]

Re: N400MP

Travis,

Typo on ROSS 40? Used to use ROSS 400 but that callsign was not heard well before the change to JENA.

Tony

1752- N400MP FBI G IV. Been known as ROSS-40 in the past. Level at 6150 for now.

 

[CitationJet]

01.02.2009 pm

A few heard earlier this late afternoon...

2239Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - VADER 22 (EA-6B VAQ-209) - ILS rwy 19R full stop "is the barrier out?".
2243Z 125.650 PT DEP - MUSIC 98 (C-130H 105th AS TN ANG) - QSY ZDC-Swann 134.500.

2301Z 128.350 PT APP - SAM 4028 - descends to 4000'-3000'-2000'.
2310Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - SAM 4028 - ILS app. to rwy 19R.

 

[Mark]

SHUCK 80H showing thru this area at level 31k on RB at 2030-2045 local.
E-3C #77-0353 552AWCW (AE11E1) prob eastbound?

Mark

 

[freqhopping]

Typo on ROSS 40? Used to use ROSS 400 but that callsign was not heard well before the change to JENA.

Maybe, that's what was listed elsewhere.

JUSTICE-932 N932RD is passing through at FL110

 

[kmacka]

A few heard earlier this late afternoon...

2239Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - VADER 22 (EA-6B VAQ-209) - ILS rwy 19R full stop "is the barrier out?".
2243Z 125.650 PT DEP - MUSIC 98 (C-130H 105th AS TN ANG) - QSY ZDC-Swann 134.500.

2301Z 128.350 PT APP - SAM 4028 - descends to 4000'-3000'-2000'.
2310Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - SAM 4028 - ILS app. to rwy 19R.

I have heard you guys quote radio traffic that mentions this "barrier". What is it exactly and what is it used for?

 

[Mark]

I have heard you guys quote radio traffic that mentions this "barrier". What is it exactly and what is it used for?

Andrews has a portable emergency barrier system for mainly Navy fighters aka tailhook.
They also can certify with special Eglin F-15 but never heard one used before.ref below article.
Sometimes you will see an Andrews notam that barrier system is out of service.
http://www.centaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123125449

Mark

 

[kmacka]

So I'm guessing that when AF1 or E6B ask if the barrier is out, they wan't to make sure it is not out? Safety hazard?

 

[TinEar]

I have heard you guys quote radio traffic that mentions this "barrier". What is it exactly and what is it used for?

Don't mean to contradict what Mark wrote but there's a different type in use at a lot of military air bases that's a barrier system rather than a hook - including Andrews.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]From the Boeing site: These devices, which do not depend on arresting hooks on aircraft, stop an aircraft by absorbing its forward momentum in a landing or aborted takeoff overrun. These systems are most commonly net devices but they also include older devices that catch the main gear struts. The barriers typically are located in the overrun of the runway.[/FONT]

 

[TinEar]

Sure has been a quiet day, hasn't it? My Mode-S log above looks like about two hour's worth rather than almost an entire day.

Watching yet another AN-124 coming in (2321) heading for Charleston. It's arriving from Ul'yanovsk Vostochny (Ульяновск Восточны&#1081 in Russia (UWLW) - which, by the way has the second longest runway in the world. It is 16,405 feet long and 344 feet wide. The An-124 is flight VDA1015, registration RA-82043 from Volga-Dnepr Airlines.

And where is the longest runway, you ask? In Tibet of all places. Qamdo Bangda Airport is 18,045 feet (5500 meters) in length. It's also the highest at over 14,000 feet which is why the extra long runway is needed....low air density.

2335: Flight NAO 998 (B763, N760NA, North American Airlines) also coming through on his way to Fort Campbell KY.

2350: The E-6B (164404, VQ-4, Mode-3 is 4601) is on his way to Pax. I've been watching him come down from New Jersey. He just contacted ZDC-Calvert on 133.9 descending and looking for runway 34 at Patuxent. Callsign sounds to me like STEEL/STEAL 08 (Travis got STILT 08 earlier and I won't argue for or against either version.)
2352: STEEL 08 cleared to 2500 feet...133.9
2353: 404 to Maintenance saying he'll be on the deck in about 5 minutes...310.15 (Lost from Mode-S at 4200 feet at 23:53:36))
2353: STEEL 08 also working Patuxent Tower...123.7 (I've got heavy static on this freq and couldn't understand a word he said)

2356: WOA9602 (DC-10, N139WA, World Airways) departing BWI and heading for Lakenheath (EGUL)...121.9 BWI Ground/119.4 BWI Tower/119.7 Potomac TRACON Departure/125.45 ZDC-Woodstown
0012: WOA9602 cleared direct Nantucket (ACK)...125.45

0007: REACH 801 (B763, N120DL, Ryan International) arriving from Europe. Descending into this area. (Full ADS/B...perhaps for BWI...directly overhead MTN at 0020)
0012: REACH 3117 Heavy (C-17A, 03-3117, 183rd AS MS-ANG Jackson) climbing through 10,000 for 14,000 feet...cleared direct Woodstown and to FL 230...w/ZDC-Woodstown...125.45
0020: REACH 3117 cleared direct Nantucket...125.45
0022: REACH 3117 cleared to FL 350...then told to stop his climb at FL 330...125.45
0023: REACH 1194 (C-17A, 01-0194, 437th AW) into the area at FL 310.
0027: REACH 801 with BWI Tower for landing...119.4
0030: REACH 801 on the ground, taxiing to Gate E-1...119.4 (This will be a flight bringing troops back from the desert.)
0033: REACH 1194 checking in with ZDC-Woodstown at FL 310...cleared to Nantucket...125.45
0041: REACH 1194 just advised ZDC-Woodstown that he just got word his tanker has cancelled and needs to divert to Gander (CYQX). He's cleared direct Gander after Nantucket...125.45

 

[freqhopping]

Decided to check the network to see what's happening where it's daytime. E-6B 162784 is heading SE over Iraq to the south of Al-Kut.

RIPLY73 02-4452 C-32B is heading ENE off the SE coast of England.

 

[jmhayes]

And where is the longest runway, you ask? In Tibet of all places. Qamdo Bangda Airport is 18,045 feet (5500 meters) in length.

Bah, those are the longest _publically used_ runways; depending on what you mean by 'runway', Groom has one that's 23,000+ and Edwards has one that's 38,000+ ... 8/

 

[TinEar]

Bah, those are the longest _publically used_ runways; depending on what you mean by 'runway', Groom has one that's 23,000+ and Edwards has one that's 38,000+ ... 8/

Yeah, I guess the definition of "runway" is open to debate. Or the definition of "is" - to quote #42.

RIPLY73 02-4452 C-32B is heading ENE off the SE coast of England.

He's had a long day. After all that flying around this area this morning, he crosses the pond for more. At 0039, he's being logged in Germany. He didn't have the callsign turned on when he was here this morning or afternoon but turned it on about the time he got to Nantucket to head across.

Kind of funny...I'm tracking five aircraft on the ground at BWI and none in the air...oops there's one airborne now - an Air Canada flight.