Sticky Thread For MilAir VI (2011)

[mdmonitor]

M28 Skytrucks

Guys,

Mainly for those of you with SBS boxes. Here's some info on some of the new M-28 Skytrucks that are being delivered to the USAF SOCOM--got this info from one of the Milcom guys:

PZL M 28 Skytruck


10-0321 N279DH
10-0322 N322PW Listed to Special Ops
10-0323 N323FG Listed to Sierra Nevada
10-0324 N324HA " " " "

 

[dwlyons]

Update - as of 10 minutes ago, 297.00 MHz is still a good and active frequency with the 167th AW for Galaxy Control (Pikeside). Decoy99 and Galaxy Control were conversing ref engine start for taxi and departure.

This is the third Aircraft I have personally heard talking to Galaxy Control in the past few days.

I have heard absolutely nothing on the other suggested frequencies.

Guys,

I understand from Larry Van Horn at Monitoring Times that 297.0 is longer valid for the 167th AS CP at Martinsburg WVA. He suggests check the following as its replacement Eastern West Virginia Regional (Martinsburg)
229.000 is listed as a 167AS SOF. Also check 297.900 302.300 335.850 MHz for the replacement of 297.000 MHz

Anyone out that way have anything on this?

 

[listen13579]

BLACKJACK 2 reporting to PITBOSS on 157.050 that a black male and female are taking photos of a power plant from the Mount Vernon bike path. He said they had a tripod and the female was taking notes. Maybe he's referring to the power plant in Alexandria? PITBOSS says they will pass along the info.

Watch out for those sketchy photographers!

 

[bpittman]

Pikeside.............as of about 1342 local I had comms on 297.00 also with several AC's including Decoy Niner-Niner (99) and I believe 91 in here. Also comms on VHF tower on 124.300.

Bill
Berkeley Springs, WV

 

[freqhopping]

Today on the box I logged 06-0500 as VENUS65

AF2 is inbound. 98-0002 119.85

 

[Mark]

0700 this morning heard inbound Reach message (missed callsign) on
126.200 with pallet loads and req 50k fuel and follow me truck.
Didn't hear him landing at Phillips AAF either.
Only Reach landing at time was Reach 4129 C-17 into Andrews but
he was on regular CP 378.100 and Reach 5148 C-17 into Dover on CP 349.400.
Anyone else using 126.200 as CP besides KEDG?

Mark

 

[mdmonitor]

Logs, 11 May

ACY-Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Andrews AFB MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Langley AFB VA (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS- Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW-Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EDT))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0708- Navy 601 (C-37 #166378 VR-1 ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0718- Navy BD 260 (C-130T, VR-64, KWRI)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0844- Terra 97 (C-32 #00-9001 150th Special Operations Squadron NJ-ANG Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI))-land at ADW. At 1146 Plane Finder shows Terra 97 at FL150 just northwest of Baltimore.
0952- Royal 39 (C-17A #06-6165 436th AMW 3rd AS DOV)-w/DOV CP (349.4) advising they are going to Gulfport MS to drop off pax then will return and due to refuel in AR-200 at 1730Z w/Bolt 31 (KC-135R 91st ARS, MacDill AFB FL)
0955- Nighthawk 12 (HMX-1 MCAF Quantico VA)-w/Wash Helo (134.35)
0958- N3 (Citation 560, FAA Hqs, DCA)-depart DCA then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1139- Pacer 24 (C-21A # 84-0075 457th AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1142- Venus 93 (C-32A # 98-0003, 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). Returns to ADW at 1520.
1150- NASA 528 (BE-200 NASA Langley Research Center LFI)-w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55) advising they will proceed as far north as Wallops Island VA then turn south down to Cape Charles & assess wx conditions then.
1201- Jumbo 70 (C-5M # 86-0013, 9th AS 436th AMW DOV)-w/DOV CP (349.4) w/inbound msg.
1206- Acft 800 (unid)-on discrete freq (136.275) trying to work out comms issues on "the Echo Bravo" w/unheard ground unit.
1210- Cobra 26 (unid-sounds like a C-130)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1213- Team 33 (KC-10A 305th AMW Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)-w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55) w/request for approaches at undisclosed airfield (prob ACY) before returning to KWRI. Also w/ZDC Casino (127.7). At 1219 Team 33 calling Brickyard (134.1)
1405- Reach 023-w/LFI Metro (239.8) requesting 1915Z wx at Charleston AFB SC.
1424- Acft 3506 (unid, foreign pilot-Hispanic accent)-land at ADW
1426- PAT 01 (id as UH-60)-wWash Helo (134.35)
1430- Tester 15 (T-38C # 61-4586, NTPS PAX-foreign pilot)-w/BW (270.8)
1435- Score 52 (poss E-2C # 163536, VX-20 PAX)-w/BW (119.275)
1448- Tester 17 (T-38C # 70-1579, NTPS PAX)-w/PTC (257.75)
1451- N360TL (Britten-Islander NGTF)-w/Northrop Base (123.225)
1458- Plane Finder shows German Air Force A-310 (10+23) at 3,000ft showing callsign GAF 594 heading towards Dulles.
1459- Opec 76 (KC-10A #86-0028 2nd ARS Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)-w/Brickyard (134.1) w/inbound msg.
1502- Salty Dog 403 (F-18C # 163987, VX-23 PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1505- N161NG (BAC-1-11, NGTF)-w/GK (238.1 & 118.125) trying to confirm clearance for event in the Atlantic Test Track.
1507- PAT 809-land at ADW.
1512- Navy TP 10 (T-38C # 15-8168, NTPS PAX)-w/PAX approach (281.8)
1516- Skull 33 (B-52H, 2nd BW Barksdale AFB LA)-check in w/ZNY North Mountain (269.1) at FL350.Also w/ZNY North Mountain (273.6)
1523- N168W (T-39 Sabreliner, NGTF)-w/Echo Control (320.45) reporting inbound to Test Track to work w/N161NG.
1532- Navy JU 113 (C-9B #159113, VR-61 NAS Chambers VA)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1548- Marine 740 (UC-35 # 166740, MWHS-4 ADW)-land at ADW.
1621- Unid acft (no call noted)-on PAX test discrete (277.05) requesting landing at PAX.
1625- 7A326 (UC-12 # 161326, AOD PAX)-depart PAX then w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1645- Wild 1 flt (F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-w/BW (355.8) in CAS training.
1700- SAM 621 (C-37 # 97-0401 99th ADW)-depart ADW then check in w/ZDC Calvert (133.9). Plane Finder shows him at FL200 heading due south
1701- Plane Finder show US Army C-37 # 97-1944 (OSACOM ADW) preparing to land at ADW.



Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045
Diamond D-130J discone
HF: Icom R75
45-ft PAR EF-SWL

 

[mdmonitor]

136.275

Guys,

For the last week or so I've been hearing sporadic comms on 136,275 AM between an acft using callsign 800 and an unheard ground station. I think that 800 may be Homeland Security or DEA.

Has anyone else been hearing anything on this freq?

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

1036 EDT- Hotrod 88 (unid)-land at ADW.

Did anyone catch him on their box?

 

[Mark]

Guys,
1036 EDT- Hotrod 88 (unid)-land at ADW.
Did anyone catch him on their box?

Was E-4B #73-1677,noticed burning a WBFM freq as well.
any guesses as to my above question?

Mark

 

[mdmonitor]

Was E-4B #73-1677,noticed burning a WBFM freq as well.
any guesses as to my above question?

Mark

Mark,

Only aflds in this area that I know who would be using 126.2 are Weide at Aberdeen and AP Hill in VA. Using that freq it would most likely be one of the Army airfields

Another unusual tidbit had a UPS 1556 flt land at DOV.

AT 1238 also have Altar 74 landing at ADW--sounds like another E-4????

 

[freqhopping]

EMPIRE27 ZDC 327.8 > 323.225 They are \G looking for FL410.
1928- Cleared FL350 to FL430
1933- To ZDC Valley 317.7


2000- FAST21 236.825 > 354.8. Has a crappy radio. Got to be an F-15 since the F-22s are grounded.

 

[mdmonitor]

0700 this morning heard inbound Reach message (missed callsign) on
126.200 with pallet loads and req 50k fuel and follow me truck.
Didn't hear him landing at Phillips AAF either.
Only Reach landing at time was Reach 4129 C-17 into Andrews but
he was on regular CP 378.100 and Reach 5148 C-17 into Dover on CP 349.400.
Anyone else using 126.200 as CP besides KEDG?

Mark

Mark,

Another possibility is Ft Dix NJ. They are now part of the Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and maybe the Army contingent there is using 126.2 as a CP freq. Just a thought.

 

[Mark]

Mark,

Another possibility is Ft Dix NJ. They are now part of the Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and maybe the Army contingent there is using 126.2 as a CP freq. Just a thought.

Forgot about that.. Will keep freq plugged in main tape rotation here and
see if that pops up again soon.. Had in today and got usual Guard chopper activity
from Weide tower.

Mark

 

[mdmonitor]

Logs, 12 May

ACY-Atlantic City NJ (KACY)
ADW- Andrews AFB MD (KADW)
BW- Bay Watch-NAS PAX Area Advisory Control
DAA- Davison AAF, Ft Belvoir VA (KDAA)
DCA- Reagan National Airport/CGAS Washington, Wash DC (KDCA)
DOV- Dover AFB DE (KDOV)
GK- Giantkiller (FACSFAC, Virginia Capes)
LFI- Langley AFB VA (KLFI)
MTN-Martin State Airport, Baltimore (KMTN)
NGTF-Northrop-Grumman Test Facility, Baltimore (KBWI)
NTPS- Naval Test Pilot School, PAX
PAX-NAS Patuxent River MD (KNHK)
PTC- Potomac Area TRACON
WRI-Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)
ZBW-Boston ARTCC
ZDC- Washington ARTCC
ZNY- New York ARTCC

1. VHF/UHF: ((Times are EDT))

((Some acft idents from local Mode-S collection))

0710- Reach 5148 (C-17A 05-5148 535AS Hickam AFB HI)-w/DOV CP (349.4) w/inbound msg.
0716- PAT 525-land at ADW.
0722- Reach 4129 (C-17A #04-4129 6th AS KWRI)-land at ADW
0730- Omni 552 (DC-10 N270AX Origin Robert Gray AAF (KGRK) Destination McGuire (KWRI)-w/KWRI CP (134.1) w/inbound msg.
0851- Boxer 07 (C-38 #94-1570 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-patterns at ADW.
0902- Venus 30 (C-40 # 01-0040, 99th AS ADW)-depart ADW. Returns at 1240 for some pattern work before landing.
0916- Acft 800 (unid-poss B300C N6360K Sierra Nevada Corp)-on discrete freq (136.275) testing VHF comms w/unheard ground unit.
0918- Jenna 694 (unid, FBI Manassas VA)-w/PTC (128.35)
0930- Venus 01 (VC-25 # 82-8000 PPO ADW)-patterns at ADW.
0940- Blackjack 1 (HH-65C, CGAS Wash)-w/Wash Helo (134.35)--also in intercept training on CG discrete (157.05) in the early 1700 hour.
0947- Decoy 67 (C-5 #69-0011, 167th AW WVA ANG Martinsburg WVA)-check in w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
0952- Salty Dog 202 (unid, VX-23 PAX)-w/ZDC Calvert (281.4). rETURNS TO pax AT 1430
1023- Navy 400 (C-20D/C-37, VR-1 ADW)-check in w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)--returns to ADW at 1710
1024- DeeCee 41 (KC-135R # 61-0307, 756th ARS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1033- ???? 01 (call missed)-w/VX-20 Ops (285.2) w/inbound msg.
1036- Hotrod 88 (E-4B #73-1677 Offutt AFB NE)-land at ADW. Mode-S shows callsign as Hotrod 77.
1045- UPS 1556 (MD-11 Origin Louisville Intl (KSDF) Destination Dover Afb (KDOV)-w/DOV CP (134.1) w/inbound msg. Unusual for UPS acft to land at DOV.
1115- Score 97 (poss P-8 Poseidon # 167951, VX-20 PAX)-on PAX test discrete (254.025)
1124- Salty Dog 122 (F-18F # 166865, VX-23 PAX)-w/ZDC Salisbury (257.7) at FL260.
1235- Altar 74 (id as heavy-prob E-4B NAOC # 73-1676 Offutt AFB NE)-land at ADW. Mode-S shows callsign as Rent 46.
1302- Reach 548 (id as C-5)-w/DOV CP (134.1) w/inbound msg.
1306- Venus 96 (C-32A #09-0016, 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW.
1315- Reach ??? (number missed)-w/LFI Dispatch (251.25) w/inbound msg.
1318- Titus 52 (C-130T, VR-53 ADW)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) then w/BW (305.2 & 354.8)
1330- N1147X (PIPER PA-28R-200 PATUXENT RIVER NAVY FLYING CLUB)-local activity at PAX (123.7)
1403- Venus 93 (C-32A # 98-0003, 1st AS ADW)-land at ADW
1406- Tester 08 (T-38C # 68-0925, NTPS PAX-foreign pilot)-w/BW (354.8) for vertical maneuvering test flt.
1407- Salty Dog 323 (F-18B # 161947, VX-23 PAX)-w/BW (354.8) then w/Echo Control (320.45)--advises he'll work w/tanker Score 54 (KC-130T # 164181). Also working w/Salty Dog 103 (F-18E # 166643, VX-23 PAX).
1410- Tester 11 (T-38C # 68-8158 NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
1416- Tester 24 (prob T-6B, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
1435- Tester 20 (T-6B # 166060, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
1441- Plane Finder shows German Air Force A-310 (10+23) at FL250 showing callsign of GAF 594 southeast of Philadelphia heading northeast--prob heading back home
1505- Tester 22 (T-6B # 166042, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8) reporting complete in North Spin area.
1512- Tester 15 (T-38C # 61-4586, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (354.8)
1519- Devil 91 (F-16, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-w/BW (270.8) advising he's following the T-38. RTB's to ACY at 1530.
1547- Tester 17 (T-38C # 70-1579, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1538- Score 19 (unid, VX-20 PAX)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) cleared to PAX.
1616- Devil 11 flt (F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-w/BW (305.2 & 354.8)
1625- NOAA 68 (B-300 N68RF NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN, MACDILL AFB, FL)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1635- 7A326 (UC-12 # 161326, AOD PAX)-land at PAX.
1639- Sunny 424 (UC-12B MCAS Beaufort SC)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1647- Track 01 (sounds like-unid)-check in w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1700- Marine 740 (UC-35 # 166740, MWHS-4 ADW)-land at ADW.
1721- Banger flt (2 X F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-check in at FL155 w/ZDC Casino (285.4)
1725- Vader 01 (EA-6B, VAQ-209 ADW-female pilot)-land at ADW.
1908- Warlock 1 (unid, VSX-1 PAX)-w/GK (249.8) check out of W386.
1912- Team 23 flt (2 X KC-10A # 79-0433 & 79-1949 305th AMW Joint Base-McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst NJ (KWRI)-w/GK (118.125) requesting to go south as far as Norfolk then return to the northern part

of W386. Also using 303.0 for interplane.
1920- Reach 466 (C-17A #04-4131 6th AS KWRI)-w/ZDC Cape Charles (132.55)


Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
VHF/UHF: BC-895XLT/RS Pro-2045
Diamond D-130J discone
HF: Icom R75
45-ft PAR EF-SWL

 

[Tech792]

I'm about 20 miles northeast of Ft Dix. I'll try putting in 126.2.....Use to have it in years ago but there was never any decent activity on it. As far as I remember, there is no runway there.

05/13/11 @ 1211 local- KILLER, RAGE & PACK 22 working in W105 on 338.1

 

[screenersam]

the guys have really been hitting Al Qaeda Eastern Shore hard this week. action Tue/Wed/Thur nights till after nine on 140.2, 354.8, 270.8, 288.0. Wed night they used 'discrete' 256.5; used again Thurs, had a buzz to it (both scanners)
Bicep, Smash, Arrow, Top Cat, one time a Bullseye.
heard a reference to a 'GBU-12'. is that a munition?
caught this helo from my yard yesterday.

 

[freqhopping]

I'm in Millville, NJ right next to the airport this weekend. On the way up here I saw a Blackhawk and Chinook together heading NE from around I695/I95. I had my computer and box running while on the move. The H-60 was AE182B.

Once into NJ I saw another Chinook heading east. No mode-s. It was a tan one. Not sure if it went to Millville, but there are two on the tarmac right now.

Later on caught TOPCAT5 60-0366 departing on 124.6

1840- Had USCG HH-65C 6591 go by heading towards the coast. No mode-s.
Hearing ZDC on 363.0 perfectly.

1852- TERRA96 00-9001 is heading my way.
1900- Req direct McGuire when able. 124.6

2010- JEDI62 has been flying around low. Just now mentioned NVGs and a drop zone.

 

[Tech792]

05/13/11
1520 local- REACH 974 working Dover AFB on 349.4 inbound with human remains. Wanted to know about special handling.
1944 local- JINX 52 doing touch-and-go's at Lakehurst NAS assault runway 127.775

 

[Mark]

1300 local TEXAS 91 149thFW flight of 4 F-16's into Dover AFB area for this Sunday Fed-Ex 400
at Dover Downs.. A/A 140.100 did practice pass West to East over track before landing Dover.
First time heard accompanied by OKIE-91 KC-135 #58-0058 465ARS Tinker also into Dover.
Makes sense for both units of the Air National Guard as race duty doubles as training.
I think this makes about 6-7 years in a row that Texas ANG F-16's have done Dover Spring race.
Wx forecast not looking good though for Sunday.

Mark