Sticky Thread For MilAir IV

[Mark]

0841 This morning while having coffee watched that (AE51CC) first picked up
at 8.4k slowly make his way to level 24k and logged for total of about 24 minutes.
Acts like C-130 type but frantic searching on radios with busy radio traffic I didn't catch him.

Off topic: http://flightaware.com/live/airport/4MD
This a heliport near inner harbor Baltimore?
Saw chopper flight from Dover..

Mark

 

[jsoergel]

Cincinnati Tower was just talking to REACH 237T, which stopped at Patterson last night; asked them if they had damage from the bird strike on final.

AIR FORCE 1 departed 2040Z direct APE.

SAM 5522 (unid) was at Patterson; departed 2050Z direct APE.

Went outside to watch for AF1 overhead (too overcast, however), so I didn't get times or instructions, but frequencies were as follows:

128.700 (CVG DEP) > 134.000 (ZID 23) > 135.575 (ZID 69) > 125.075 (ZID 79)

Haven't heard anything since the switch over 125.075; last altitude was FL310.

 

[jsoergel]

Logs for today:

SAM 5522 (unid) - support of POTUS visit; to Andrews?
RANDY 11, 12 (2x T-38C) - approaches
MAPLE 81 FLIGHT (unid) - departed after RON
SENTRY 21 (E-3, unid) - called Metro for weather for Tinker AFB at 2100Z; 62 mi south, FL310
REACH 237T (unid, probably C-17A) - support of POTUS visit; to KCVG after RON

I'm back at school now; so I should have more accurate logs now that I can visually ID most of the aircraft that come through. First day of classes tomorrow, though - I'm going to hit the sack!

 

[JohnFB]

--281.45 ZDC Atlantic City (changed from Sea Isle)

Ron, I meant to ask, is this a re-naming of the sector or a re-location of the RCAG??

Gotta keep my bank tags up-to-date

TIA

 

[CitationJet]

09.08.2009 am

1022Z 118.950 PT DEP - SAM 5602 - 1.3-5K-12K dir GVE VORTAC FL210 QSY ZDC-Montebello 121.675 to FL270 QSY ZDC-Linden 133.550.
1042Z 119.850 PT APP - JOSA 178 - off Andrews 1.5-3K wrong freq. QSY PT DEP 118.950 to 11K-15K dir HAFNR FL210 QSY ZDC-Montebello 121.675 to FL270. Also up on 141.550 w/GRIFFIN CP Andrews reporting airborne at 1041Z.
1055Z 139.400 Davison AAF Ops "DAVEY OPS" - ARMY 23128 - clg inbound.

 

[zerg901]

Aircraft on 138.00 AM - heard from Boston MA area - "3,2,1 release" - "target area" - maybe it is bomb run training - 924AM EDT

36,000 - hostile - left hand turn - 929AM

955 AM - they are still chatting away - mention of "laser" something - they are broken up at my location

 

[mdmonitor]

Ron, I meant to ask, is this a re-naming of the sector or a re-location of the RCAG??

Gotta keep my bank tags up-to-date

TIA

John,

Can't tell you for sure sice I got that info from Alan. .

 

[jsoergel]

Patterson through noon:

REACH 0461 (C-5A, 70-0461) - inbound, status A3 for flight engineers seat stuck full down, ??? lights inoperative, autopilot pitch wheel inoperative while trying to level off between 10000 and 12000, parking A3
N476LC (C550) - to KIAD
CHILI 43 (C-5A, unid) - to KGUS
RHINO 23 (C-5A, 69-0005) - returned from KBKL
CODY 01 (unid)

 

[Mark]

1115 local DOG 08 req current wx at KSCH Schenectady at 1630z.
Frome Andrews metro 344.600..
Didn't log anything here but sounded like props at times.Flight level 23k.

Mark

 

[Mark]

1115 local DAWG 08 req current wx at KSCH Schenectady at 1630z.
Frome Andrews metro 344.600..
C-130H #80-0332 158th AS GA ANG..Showed coming back a couple hours later.

1200 BISON 21 C-130H #91-9143 Niagra Falls calling Langley Dispatch 376.200,reports bringing back demo team equipment.

1500 local TIMEX 14 E-8C #97-0100 shows up at 33k and now at 35k reports on McGuire 108th CP Ops 251.200
1513 Looking for ETHYL Tankers for AR.

Mark

 

[freqhopping]

2023- Sounds like MICE-43 to ZDC-Montebello 121.675 from ZDC-Blackstone 235.625 after saying no one was answering on 121.675.
2025- Now asks for UHF instead. To 284.7. I think it may be E-6B 164388 which just showed up on ADS-B.
2031- Cleared to FL250 from 240 right after I lost it on mode-s. Gained just enough altitude to pick it up again.
2035- Handed off to 133.2 where their signal is immediately much worse.
2059- Lost 388 for a while but it just reappeared in PA.


Spent the weekend at Lake Gaston,NC. Didn't really do any milair monitoring other than trying to see if could hear any CAP comms. While on the lake Sunday afternoon. This one flew by at 1000ft or less and turned back eastbound about a mile west of Eaton Ferry Rd. I wonder how normal it is for the USCG to over fly the lake.

 

[jsoergel]

CODY 01 (unid) - dropping off cargo for NMUSAF, RON
CHILI 43 (C-5A, 70-0456?) - returned from KGUS; A3 after losing #3 hydraulic system
N30LX (GLF3) - from KGYR
CHILI 55 (C-5A, 70-0456?) - was CHILI 43, heard 55 on one radio check, A/C 0456 on another
UNKNOWN - called Metro for weather for KDOV at 2230Z...does anyone have an ID on this?

 

[Mark]

2023- Sounds like MICE-43 to ZDC-Montebello 121.675 from ZDC-Blackstone 235.625 after saying no one was answering on 121.675.
2025- Now asks for UHF instead. To 284.7. I think it may be E-6B 164388 which just showed up on ADS-B.
2031- Cleared to FL250 from 240 right after I lost it on mode-s. Gained just enough altitude to pick it up again.
2035- Handed off to 133.2 where their signal is immediately much worse.

Spent the weekend at Lake Gaston,NC. Didn't really do any milair monitoring other than trying to see if could hear any CAP comms. While on the lake Sunday afternoon. This one flew by at 1000ft or less and turned back eastbound about a mile west of Eaton Ferry Rd. I wonder how normal it is for the USCG to over fly the lake.

Nice pic.. Heard that MICE 43 on ZDC Snow Hill as well.
He was looking to get to Oceana but was going in holding pattern at Norfolk.
Not sure what that was.Prob was E-6 like you said.

Lake Gaston far from Elizabeth City? Thought maybe just a local training run.

Looks like possible NYC UN? CAP Weds morning or just restrictions.
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_9_8423.html

Mark

 

[jsoergel]

0200Z: OKIE 90 (KC-135R, unid) has been holding for nearly two hours waiting for thunderstorms in the area. There was a short window where it could've landed around 0100Z, but there's problem with the runway lights on 23R.

0215Z: Dispatch just reported every other light and the edge lights are out, so the runway is NOTAM closed. The crew of OKIE 90 is getting impatient - I don't blame them. Lightning still reported within five miles, but Metro plans to cancel the warning soon.

0220Z: OKIE 90 said if the lights aren't fixed within an hour, they'd like to divert to KGUS. Dispatch is calling to see how the weather is over there.

0225Z: Dispatch called back; KGUS closes at 0300Z. OKIE 90 is now calling Grissom Dispatch; said they were planning to divert there because they thought the base closed at 0400Z. Saying they're going to talk about it and call them back.

0227Z: Dispatch talked to the electrician working on the lights, who told them that it may only be 3-4 minutes if he pinpointed the issue correctly.

Very interesting - I just looked on AirNav, which lists (several times) that KGUS operates until 0400Z.

0235Z: Dispatch reports no joy on the lights. OKIE 90 says they will make another orbit and call back. Calling KGUS again, looking to squeeze in if the lights don't work.

 

[jsoergel]

OKIE 90 did eventually make it into Patterson, just in time. Requesting transportation for 6 crew, will worry about fuel tomorrow.

 

[JohnFB]

Aircraft on 138.00 AM - heard from Boston MA area - "3,2,1 release" - "target area" - maybe it is bomb run training - 924AM EDT

36,000 - hostile - left hand turn - 929AM

955 AM - they are still chatting away - mention of "laser" something - they are broken up at my location

Possibly JAWS 11 x4 [F-16 VT ANG] whom I heard at that time, also on 138.525 and working DARKSTAR on 238.250.

 

[JohnFB]

I wonder how normal it is for the USCG to over fly the lake.

Possible very normal ......... in the past I've heard a number of CG C-130s pass lat/long to CAMSLANT over HF for positions that seemed well inland and in the South.

 

[jsoergel]

EIA780 (B742) just called in, 30 min out; parking on HAZPAD 4. Took off from Dover - did anyone catch it on the box? Looking for a tail number on it (was going to try and get a picture on landing, but the fog hasn't lifted enough).

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

this morning during some DC ANG F-16 acty in W107 I thought I heard one of them make ref to freq 327.225. Put it in the scanner but didn't hear anything.

 

[mdmonitor]

Heads Up

Guys,

1304 EDT- SAM 2-9000 (VC-25, PPO ADW)-depart ADW (125.65)--requests routing info from PTC but not heard here. Heads direct to Paleo intersection so prob heading north-northeast.