Sticky Thread For MilAir IV

[TinEar]

A couple of days ago I mentioned a new C-130J at Martin State from the 115th AS, CA-ANG using CRAB 67. Yesterday, there was another - CRAB 61 (C-130J, 01-1461) flying in the area. I started wondering if these were CA-ANG birds bringing in their people and extra crews to eventually fly the Martin State 130s out there to California. Remember, BRAC told us four were going to Rhode Island and four to California. Could this be the end of the road for the MD-ANG 135th AS?

2206Z 119.300 PT APP - TORY 843 (UC-35C MCAS Miramar) - checking in @ 8K for Andrews sent back to PT APP 119.850 later on comes back to 119.300 4.5-2.5K ILS rwy 1L app.

Tony, I've noticed on Mode-S they spell that callsign as TORI.

 

[Mark]

A couple of days ago I mentioned a new C-130J at Martin State from the 115th AS, CA-ANG using CRAB 67. Yesterday, there was another - CRAB 61 (C-130J, 01-1461) flying in the area. I started wondering if these were CA-ANG birds bringing in their people and extra crews to eventually fly the Martin State 130s out there to California. Remember, BRAC told us four were going to Rhode Island and four to California. Could this be the end of the road for the MD-ANG 135th AS?
.

Rgr Tin noticed that CRAB 61 also.Logged him down to 1600 feet so must
have been into Martin State.
Could be the beginning of the end for the C-130J's here.
But I guess Martin State 175th Wing will get a few of those new Ex-Army program C-27J's instead.
http://www.175wg.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123175843

Mark

 

[CitationJet]

Re: 135th AS/TORY

Hi Tin,

On another list, one of your SBS colleagues posted a hit from 97-1352 (Oct. 26) which seemed to indicate this machine had already joined the 48th AS at LRAFB. At least from a search of my email archives, all the rest are still 135th AS.

Thanks for the Miramar callsign correction. Had it in my list as TORY.

Tony

A couple of days ago I mentioned a new C-130J at Martin State from the 115th AS, CA-ANG using CRAB 67. Yesterday, there was another - CRAB 61 (C-130J, 01-1461) flying in the area. I started wondering if these were CA-ANG birds bringing in their people and extra crews to eventually fly the Martin State 130s out there to California. Remember, BRAC told us four were going to Rhode Island and four to California. Could this be the end of the road for the MD-ANG 135th AS?



Tony, I've noticed on Mode-S they spell that callsign as TORI.

 

[TinEar]

Hi Tin,

On another list, one of your SBS colleagues posted a hit from 97-1352 (Oct. 26) which seemed to indicate this machine had already joined the 48th AS at LRAFB. At least from a search of my email archives, all the rest are still 135th AS.

Thanks for the Miramar callsign correction. Had it in my list as TORY.

Tony

Tony, for 97-1352, I show it used the ARROW (AROW901) callsign this past June 11th but it was only copied using that call by me in this area in the SBS database. Most recently, it was operating in this area again September 18th under the DRAGO 71 flyby callsign. It shows it got as far west as our friend in Kentucky but that's it. I have nothing else for it since that date - nor does anyone else in our database which indicates that if it's flying, it's not doing so on either coast since that's the bulk of the SBS/RB contributors. I'd be interested to hear if any of the RadarBox users show it flying more recently. By the way, with the new RB software, we've got more and more RB users joining the network that was previously restricted to SBS users and that's a very good thing. The more territory we cover, the better. We sure need more people in the middle of the country.

 

[mdmonitor]

Israel News

Guys,

Got this off the Milcom blog:



Hmm… Israel Calls ALL Ambassadors Home For Special Meeting in Jerusalem


For the first time ever, Israel has called ALL of its ambassadors and consuls home for meetings this week in Jerusalem. The meetings opened Sunday December 27.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman, will host a conference next week (27-31 December) for Israeli Heads of Missions. At the conference, Israel’s ambassadors and consuls general serving throughout the world will discuss broad diplomatic and strategic issues.

This is the first time a conference for all of Israel’s Heads of Missions has been held. The idea is to facilitate direct dialogue with the country’s leaders, mutual updates on major diplomatic issues, and a discussion of action plans to deal with the challenges awaiting the State of Israel in the international arena in the coming year, including the Iranian threat.

Israel recalls all ambassadors. Probably nothing, but I wouldn’t buy real estate in Tehran anytime soon.

 

[freqhopping]

MC-12 now in action in Afghanistan MC-12 arrives, heralds activation of 4th ERS

I logged that one on 12/18. AE2F57

 

[Mark]

Tony, for 97-1352, I show it used the ARROW (AROW901) callsign this past June 11th .

Haven't logged that C-130J tail here since May 20th as CRAB 22.
Must be long gone.

Speaking of C-27J Spartans a couple of them have been logged
coming out of Italy where they are built with Lockheed Martin engines.
AE272E #08-27012
AE272F #08-27013 ?
All I have so far on them but maybe by middle of next year or sooner will be paying
visits to our area.

Mark

 

[jsoergel]

I'm in Pittsburgh visiting family for the day and decided to go spotting at KPIT. Lots of commercial stuff while there, but some military.

PITT 01 FLIGHT (2x C-130H, 78-0808 and 78-0809) - caught them returning...nice break to land
ETHYL 78 (KC-135T, 59-1490) - to KPIT via PITTSBURGH 9 departure > EWC > ZORBO > J-584 > SLT > as filed - I haven't heard it return yet

I also noted C-130Hs 78-0807 and 78-0811 on the AFRC ramp. There were maybe 10 KC-135s on the ANG ramp (I'll count later when I go through my pictures), but I couldn't make out any tails. EDIT: Just heard (0127Z) ETHYL 78 report 20 mins out, A1.

Frequencies (UHF only):
252.100 - SCREAMER OPS
311.000 - STEEL CONTROL
Heard trunking noise in the 406-420 range - no ramp activity in the high VHF. Both installations may have transitioned to a digital trunking system.

 

[Mark]

0510z New freq for me here as GIANT 8059 Atlas Air 747 inbound Dover usual CP 134.100
also adds he will report on his Dover ops freq also and get back to you.
GIANT came up on (after freq search) 131.825 and reported same req c/ag etc.
Inbound from ELLX according to flightaware.
Will label that freq Atlas Ops Dover for now.

Mark

 

[TinEar]

0510z New freq for me here as GIANT 8059 Atlas Air 747 inbound Dover usual CP 134.100
also adds he will report on his Dover ops freq also and get back to you.
GIANT came up on (after freq search) 131.825 and reported same req c/ag etc.
Inbound from ELLX according to flightaware.
Will label that freq Atlas Ops Dover for now.

Mark

Interesting Mark. That 131.825 is also an ACARS freq. I'll see if I can hear anything from here on it. Guess I will if they're high enough when using it air-to-ground.

 

[CitationJet]

Re: 131.825 Dover AFB

Hi guys,

Something I had in my notes from 11.12.2009:

1048Z 134.100 Dover AFB CP - GIANT 8517 - arr. msg w/discussion about how he had been trying to call on 131.825 no joy.

Tony

0510z New freq for me here as GIANT 8059 Atlas Air 747 inbound Dover usual CP 134.100
also adds he will report on his Dover ops freq also and get back to you.
GIANT came up on (after freq search) 131.825 and reported same req c/ag etc.
Inbound from ELLX according to flightaware.
Will label that freq Atlas Ops Dover for now.

Mark

 

[CitationJet]

12.30.2009 pm

12.30.2009 pm

2021Z 118.400 Andrews AFB TWR - VENUS 26 (C-20B 86-0206 99th AS) - patterns rwy 19R.
2027Z 349.000 Andrews AFB TWR - ANGRY 1 (F-16C/D 121st FS DC ANG) - lands rwy 19R.
2029Z 119.300 PT APP - DC 21 (KC-135R 459th ARW AFRC) - patterns 19R.
2042Z 285.200 VX-20 Maint. Control - 294 (E-2C 165294/294 VX-20) - req. gross wt. w/zero fuel.
2048Z 354.800 BayWatch Advisory - SD 325 (F/A-18B 162408/SD-325 VX-23) - cleared up to FL250 QSY BayWatch discrete 256.500 and joined by someone else but never got an ID.
2055Z 270.800 BayWatch Advisory - CORE 13 (pres. E-6B VQ-4 NAS Patuxent River) - RTB.

2111Z 322.300 PT APP - VADER 02 (EA-6B VAQ-209) - QSY PT APP 119.300 7K for rwy 19R Andrews.

 

[CitationJet]

01.01.2010

First log of the UTC new year for me:

0035Z 378.100 GRIFFIN CP Andrews AFB - HAZRD 75 (C-130H 317th AG AMC) - arr. msg.
0039Z 119.850 PT APP - HAZRD 75 (C-130H 317th AG AMC) - 8-7K dir AML 4K-3K-2.5K...Andrews rwy 19R.

 

[TinEar]

First log of the UTC new year for me:

0035Z 378.100 GRIFFIN CP Andrews AFB - HAZRD 75 (C-130H 317th AG AMC) - arr. msg.
0039Z 119.850 PT APP - HAZRD 75 (C-130H 317th AG AMC) - 8-7K dir AML 4K-3K-2.5K...Andrews rwy 19R.

That was 74-1688. My first of the GMT new year was 69-0001 (C-5A, NY-ANG) that was up as the clock struck midnight GMT.

Will get the new thread started later tonight.

Happy New Year to all the gang.

 

[TinEar]

Let's call this thread for 2009 closed. Please post at the new one (Sticky Thread For MilAir V (2010).