Sticky Thread For MilAir IV

[jsoergel]

9/29:
PAT 506 (unid) - picking up pax; to KOFF
UNKNOWN - called Metro for weather at KMTC, ?3 mi east HNN, FL370
JEEP 22 (C-130H, unid) - called Buckeye, no response
REACH 505 (C-17A, 00-0179) - to LERT
COVER 92 (BE9L, N92S) - orbits
MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, unid) - to SHB 210/20m6, MIRAGE 21 scrubbed
MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, unid) - to SHB 210/20m6
ATOMIC 03 (F-16, unid) - to KSGH
NAVY 7W 432 (UC-12B, unid) - code pickup, requesting 150 gal fuel
MIRAGE 31 (AV-8B, unid)
COVER 92 (BE9L, N92S) - to KSGH
PAT 506 (unid) - to KMGE
N91S (BE9L, N91S) - from KVBW
NAVY 7W 432 (UC-12B, unid) - to KADW
CODY 01 (C-130H, unid) - RON
HUNTER 614 (SH-60, unid)
MIRAGE 41 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, unid)

9/30:
N92S (BE9L, N92S) - from KSGH
ANGEL 92 (BE9L, N92B) - orbits
PAT 494 (unid) - to KHRT
HUNTER 614 (SH-60, unid) - 5 souls on board 3+30 on the gas, 30 VFR west
CODY 01 (C-130H, unid) - to KWRB
MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, xxxxxx, 165354?) - to R-3403
ANGEL 91 (N91S)
REACH 0461 (C-5A, 70-0461) - arrival, hit a bird on approach
CANYON 04 (F/A-18E, unid) - arrival
NAF* 35 (unid) - engine run on hot cargo pad, requesting 13000 lbs of fuel
MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B (21, 43?), unid) to SHB 144/33m6
VADER 08 (C-130H, 90-9108) - aeromed training; to KYNG
RHINO 23 (C-5A, 70-0447) - training
NAVY 7N 748 (UC-12B, 161309) - pax dropoff, to KADW
OTIS 18 (KC-130J, unid) - arrival
MIRAGE 31 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, unid) - to SHB 144/033 DME
N542BA (CL60, N542BA) - quick stop; to KGYY

10/1:
COVER 92 (BE9L, N92S) - orbits; to KFFO
JOSA 996 (C-21A, unid) - arrival
CANYON 04 (F/A-18E, unid) - to KCOS
JOSA 996 (C-21A, unid) - to KHIF
N91S (BE9L, N91S) - to KSLN, diverted to KLIT
CAREFLIGHT 3/ LIFEGUARD-CAREFLIGHT 1 (AS65, N63CF) - emergency response at Huffman Prarie (Wright Flyer III crash): http://www.whiotv.com/news/21170111/detail.html
N24NG (C560, N24NG) - dropping off pax; to KDAY
ANGEL 92 (BE9L, N92B) - orbits
RHINO 15 (C-5A, 70-0447) - to KGUS
N542BA (CL60, N542BA)
PAT 986 (C-12, unid)
MIRAGE 11 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, unid) - to ABB 022/30m6
N24NG (C560, N24NG)
PAT 986 (unid) - to KALB
NAF* 35 (unid) - to CYYR
N24NG (C560, N24NG) - to KMLB
RHINO 48 (C-5A, 70-0447) - to KHOP (stayed at KFFO)
OPEC 77 (unid) - called Dispatch passing on a message to their recievers (ID'd as 509th BW)
TERRA 51 (C-32B, unid) - approaches
OTIS 18 (KC-130J, unid) - to ABB 026/33m6
MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B, unid)

 

[JohnFB]

1826 local E-4B #75-0125 level 29k.
(ADFEB6) showing GRIM 28
Mark

I think this is who I heard meeting up with ETHYL LIMA 1 & 2 on AR20NE 341.750 around 2246Z.

tnx

 

[Mark]

I think this is who I heard meeting up with ETHYL LIMA 1 & 2 on AR20NE 341.750 around 2246Z.

tnx

Good catch John,yeah those E-4B's really suck the tankers dry on way
over and back.Prob will take 2 -3 KC-135's off UK on way home later this week.
Once heard report an E-4B take 4 KC-135's 50k pounds each tanker on same AR for rtb home Offutt.
I notice that ETHYL Lima callsign always seems for Specials like this one.

Mark

 

[jsoergel]

MIRAGE 21 FLIGHT (2x AV-8B) and OTIS 18 (KC-130J) returning from a mission just before 0300Z. OTIS 18 unable to retract refueling hose and dragging about 80 feet behind it. "CHIEF 2" (USMC ground controller) declared an IFE for 18...18 reports 20000 lbs of fuel, 7 souls on board. Landing uneventful, engine shutdown on runway and a quick inspection and FOD check.

Also finally figured out the "MIRAGE BASE" frequency - I think its 236.250 (VMGR-252) or one of their air tacticals...had them all plugged in and got a hit while recording. I'll try to post which one when I can confirm it.

 

[JohnFB]

Good catch John,yeah those E-4B's really suck the tankers dry on way
over and back.Prob will take 2 -3 KC-135's off UK on way home later this week.
Once heard report an E-4B take 4 KC-135's 50k pounds each tanker on same AR for rtb home Offutt.
I notice that ETHYL Lima callsign always seems for Specials like this one.

Mark

Indeed, although I think one can say that ETHYL 'Alpha-numeric" is special. I've heard ETHYL WHISKEY, FOXTROT, GOLF as well as the LIMAs.

Also, these 2 may have been McGuire KC-10s .... I heard chatter later on 139.875 over an hour later. Whoever it was they were pretty far away .... possibly heading back southeast.

 

[mdmonitor]

W386

0815 EDT--Snipers, Bashs & Vipers (all F-22s from Langley) working in W386 228.45, 312.3 & 238.1
1000 EDT Northrop T-39 (N160W) & BAC-1-11 N162W working on Northrop discrete 123.225 in the area of Sea Isle over the Eastern Shore. Also working w/ZDC on 127.7 & 132.55

 

[jsoergel]

JOSA 996 (C-21A, unid) - dropping off an A3, 3000 lbs fuel; to KBLV

Ground reading clearance: "JOSA 996 cleared to Scott as filed...departure frequency 126.5, squawk 6666."
996: "Don't like that squawk."
Ground: "Yeah, it didn't sound too good."

On a side note, I'm working on finding out presets for the local F-16s and need some help. Heard SABER xx call on 139.000, "SABERS push TOD ["Todd," not T-O-D] secure." Would that be referring to the Mickey?

 

[mdmonitor]

Milair Freqs- Sep09

Guys,

Here's my list of milair freqs I heard during Sep:

AAF Army Air Field
AFB Air Force Base
ArNG Army National Guard
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
RCAG Remote Communications Air/Ground

--118.125 FACSFAC, Virginia Capes "Giant Killer" W386
--118.400 Andrews AFB Tower
--118.950 Potomac TRACON
--119.300 Potomac TRACON
--119.850 Potomac TRACON
--120.050 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--121.000 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--121.300 Martin State Airport Tower
--121.5 VHF guard
--123.175 Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore
--123.225 Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore
--123.400 FAA Operations Reagan National & Atlantic City International Airport-also alternate freq for Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore
--123.7 NAS Patuxent River tower
--125.900 Dover AFB Arrival
--126.150 Phillips AAF Aberdeen MD
--126.200 Weide AAF Aberdeen MD
--126.300 Davison AAF Tower
--126.350 Dover AFB Tower
--126.550 Potomac TRACON
--127.950 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--132.425 Dover AFB Approach/Departure
--133.900 Washington ARTCC Calvert
--134.100 Dover AFB and McGuire Command Post
--134.350 Washington Helo Control (DCA)
--135.025 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure

--138.000 134FS VT ANG F-16 Air-Air (AM mode)
--138.200 Atlantic City International Airport 119FS NJ ANG (AM mode)
--138.425 Atlantic City International Airport 119FS NJ ANG (AM mode)
--139.000 Martin State Airport 104FS MD ANG A-A (AM mode)
--139.150 Andrews AFB 121FS DC ANG (AM mode)
--139.300 Andrews AFB Pilot to Dispatcher (AM mode)
--139.400 Davidson AAF Operations (AM mode)
--139.700 NORAD Eastern Air Defense Sector Huntress (AM mode)
--139.9 121st FS DC ANG ADW Ops
--141.550 Andrews AFB Griffin Command Post (AM mode)
--143.150 Andrews AFB 121FS DC ANG (AM mode)
--143.600 Andrews AFB 121FS DC ANG (AM mode)

--227.125 Washington ARTCC Hagerstown RCAG
--228.45 LFI A-A
--228.450 Langley AFB 1FW Air-Air
--228.9 NORAD Eastern Air Defense Sector Huntress & Guard Dog CAP secondary
--229.400 Weide AAF Ops (Maryland Army National Guard)
--229.6 Phillips AAF Ops (Maryland Army National Guard)
--233.550 Willow Grove NAS/JRB Pennsylvania ANG Air-Air
--236.825 Washington ARTCC Snow Hill RCAG
--237.200 Bollen Range, Ft Indiantown GAP PA
--238.100 FACSFAC, Virginia Capes "Giant Killer" W386
--238.900 Aerial Refueling Anchor AR-636 primary
--239.050 New York ARTCC Joliet RCAG Lancaster sector
--239.800 McGuire AFB/Langley AFB Metro
-- 243.0 UHF guard
--249.800 FACSFAC, Virginia Capes "Giant Killer" W386
--250.300 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--250.700 NAS Patuxent River VX-23 Operations
--254.2 GK discrete.
--254.300 Washington ARTCC Ship Bottom RCAG Coyle sector
--255.0 Giantkiller W107
--255.400 Leesburg Radio
--256.500 NAS Patuxent River Area Advisory Control Bay Watch
--257.700 Washington ARTCC Whaleyville RCAG Salisbury sector
--257.875 Dover AFB Approach/Departure
--260.900 NORAD Guard Dog CAP
--261.000 Atlantic City International Airport 119FS NJ ANG Devil Operations
--262.025 Langley AFB Air-Air
--264.150 NAS Patuxent River NTPS Operations
--266.5 Aerial Refueling Anchor AR 777 primary
--268.800 NAS Chambers VA Operations
--270.275 Potomac TRACON
--270.800 NAS Patuxent River Area Advisory Control Bay Watch
--273.525 Harrisburg approach/departure
--273.950 MCB/MCAF Quantico HMX-1 discrete
--276.675 LFI A-A
--279.575 Potomac TRACON fly by controller
--281.400 Washington ARTCC Patuxent River RCAG Calvert sector
--281.450 Washington ARTCC Atlantic City RCAG (changed from Sea Isle)
--281.525 Harrisburg Approach/Departure
--281.800 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--282.200 Washington ARTCC Bucks Elbow RCAG Casanova sector (now on 282.250-LVH)
--285.400 Washington ARTCC Sea Isle RCAG Casino sector
--290.425 Washington ARTCC Green Bay RCAG Franklin sector
--292.200 Andrews AFB 89AW/1HS Air-Air
--292.300 FACSFAC, Virginia Capes "Giant Killer" W386 common
--297.200 Martin State Airport Tower
--306.200 New York ARTCC Philipsburg RCAG
--310.550 NAS Patuxent River Echo Control
--311.000 Lighthouse Control- CP Seymour-Johnson AFB NC
--312.300 FACSFAC, Virginia Capes "Giant Killer" W386 common (LFI 36 prime)
--314.000 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--317.425 Potomac Tracon Departure
--320.45 Echo Control NAS Patuxent River MD
--322.4 ZNY Middletown RGAG
--322.550 Washington ARTCC Linden RCAG Linden sector
--327.000 Washington ARTCC Falls Church RCAG Brooke sector
--327.225 FACSFAC, Virginia Capes "Giant Killer" W-107 discrete
--328.400 Andrews AFB VR-53 Operations
--335.5 Potomac TRACON
--335.600 New York ARTCC Modena RCAG
--341.75 AR 20 primary
--342.000 Dover AFB Metro
--347.200 Martin State Airport MD ANG Raven Ops
--348.000 NAS Patuxent River Approach/Departure
--348.725 Potomac TRACON
--349.000 Andrews AFB Tower
--349.400 Dover AFB Command Post
-- 349.500NAS Chambers VA CP
--350.25Washington ARTCC Guard Dog CAP
--351.200 Andrews AFB 459ARW/756ARS Command Post "Liberator"
--351.900 Washington ARTCC Green Bay RCAG Gordonsville sector
--354.150 Washington ARTCC Smyrna RCAG Kenton sector
--354.800 NAS Patuxent River Area Advisory Control Bay Watch
--355.3 MCAF Quantico Base Ops
--355.8 Bay Watch NAS Patuxent River MD
--357.100 Langley AFB 1FW/71FS Operations
--360.150 NORAD Eastern Air Defense Sector (DC NORAD Guard Dog CAP) Langley AFB A-A
--360.700 Washington ARTCC Baltimore RCAG Swann sector
--360.850 Washington ARTCC Falls Church RCAG Irons sector
--363.000 Washington ARTCC Millville RCAG Woodstowne sector
--365.700 NAS Patuxent River test discrete
--372.200 Andrews AFB Dispatch
--375.7 Coronet 31 C2
--376.2 Langley Dispatch.
--378.100 Andrews AFB Griffin Command Post
--384.100 Martin State Airport 135th Command Post Crab Ops
--389.1 GK discrete
--395.100 Harrisburg International Airport 193rd SOG PA ANG Baton Ops

 

[Mark]

Funny log of the day..
1650z Maryland A-10 (AE18E8) 1845z climbing up callsign showing F16SUCK.

Mark

 

[freqhopping]

ROPER-?? it might have been, heard calling Martinsburg tower on 236.6 just once. Never heard again.

TP65 on 335.5 sounds like a helo. Heading to Pax. A DC ANG WILD flight is also heading that way.

Flightaware is showing N8044X out of Pax today. That reg is reserved by Sikorsky.

 

[freqhopping]

SPINE/SPLINE/FLYING????? -32 flight of two into Dulles. 128.425 No mode-S. I got a visual on them, albeit from about 8 miles, but I can't tell what they are. Looked like they could've been WWII bombers or something.

 

[dwlyons]

Roper 68, C-130 H, Built 1985
H Model
136th AW - Texas ANG
Ft Worth, TX

Landed MRB at about 1630 hrs.

 

[Mateo]

SPINE/SPLINE/FLYING????? -32 flight of two into Dulles. 128.425 No mode-S. I got a visual on them, albeit from about 8 miles, but I can't tell what they are. Looked like they could've been WWII bombers or something.

From someone in the know at IAD... it was a pair of A-10s, and it was SWINE. (Is that a Barksdale callsign?) From the same source, should also be 2x KC-135 and a C-130 into Dulles for the Plane Pull tomorrow.

 

[freqhopping]

From someone in the know at IAD... it was a pair of A-10s, and it was SWINE. (Is that a Barksdale callsign?) From the same source, should also be 2x KC-135 and a C-130 into Dulles for the Plane Pull tomorrow.

Never would've expected that. That explains the odd silhouettes I saw. That's a Barksdale and 81st FS callsign.


My RadarBox is now boxed up to send off to England for replacement. I figure I'll be without it for at least two weeks. Plenty of time to work on the database file now.

Here's what will be on display at Dulles. I may go check it out.
Vickers Supermarine Mark IX Spitfire, Fighter Factory, VA
T-28 Trojan, National Capital Squadron
P-51 Mustang "Quicksilver"
A-26 Douglas "Invader", Wilmington, NC
F4U-5U Corsair, Collings Foundation, Mass
T-28B Trojan
L-5 Stinson "Gayle Ann"
BT-13A Vultee
T-6G Texan
PT-19 Fairchild
UH-58 DC Army National Guard Helicopter
UH-72A DC Army National Guard Helicopter
UH-1 DC Army National Guard Helicopter
A-10 Maryland Air National Guard
A-10 “Warthog” (2), Barksdale AFB, LA
LC-130H Stratton Air National Guard, NY
C-160 German Military Cargo Aircraft
KC-135R, Altus AFB, OK
P-51D Mustang, "Slender, Tender & Tall"

I think that F16SUCK A-10 may be the MD ANG one on display. I had it on my Radarbox down to 1140ft at 1520 local. Definitely need a tail on that one.

 

[Mark]

I think that F16SUCK A-10 may be the MD ANG one on display. I had it on my Radarbox down to 1140ft at 1520 local. Definitely need a tail on that one.

That would explain that..LOL
By the way the new Beta 3.06 RB software upgrade really works well
on the RB box.Big improvement in callsigns,ID's,logos etc
I didn't have much luck with the last Beta.

Mark

 

[freqhopping]

By the way the new Beta 3.06 RB software upgrade really works well on the RB box.Big improvement in callsigns,ID's,logos etc
I didn't have much luck with the last Beta.

Mark

For about a month I had been using a special 3.02 version that they sent me to test. 3.06 seems to work the same.

 

[freqhopping]

Looking at my RB log now, 83-0491 SKIER91 should be the C-130 at Dulles. Landing about 1420.
58-0035 RCH1107 is probably one of the KC-135s. Landing about 1130.
GASSR51 AE048C unknown tail, should be the other one. Down to 1030 ft at 1252.
50+86 would be the C-160.

 

[Mark]

GASSR51 AE048C unknown tail, should be the other one. Down to 1030 ft at 1252.

AE048C should be Altus 97AMW KC-135 #63-8883.GASSER Callsign matches up as well for Altus.
Don't get many Altus aircraft around here.

Had this one in earlier today,nothing but speculation about possible RC-135 tail.
AE01D3 COBRH 29 (mispelled COBRA) 10/02 14:57z FL9kand later 10/02 16:36z FL6k.

Mark

 

[bmlure]

1011 hr: 273.525-Colt 1 working Harrisburg

 

[bmlure]

2234hr: 349.9-Reach 177