Logs, 23 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))
0830- T-Bird 14 (C17A 07-7178 3rd AS DOV)-w/Griffin CP (378.1) w/inbound msg.
1010- Brave flt (2 X F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-w/Huntress (139.7) in intercept practice.
1130- Thunderbirds up on 141.075 as they depart ADW--Then QSY to Victor-2 (139.8) which is their A-A for this flt.
1139- Unid acft (no call noted)-on Sierra Nevada Corp discrete (267.35 FM) working on SW encryption troubleshooting. At 1157 advises they are done & will RTB. Flies afternoon sortie in the early 1500 hour. Advises unid ground unit that they are overhead at 1800ft and will call out slant ranges as they fly away from them.
1145- Score 97 (unid , VX-20 PAX)-check in w/GK (118.125) at FL 170 for entry into the Atlantic Test Track.
1157- Venus 93 (C-32A # 99-0003, 1st AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1349- Nighthawk 11 (unid, HMX-1 MCAF Quantico VA)-land at ADW.
1351- Jenna 050 (unid, FBI Manassas VA)-w/PAX departure (121.0) adivisng they are direct to ACY then on to KWRI.
1355- Venus 31 (C-40 #01-0041 1st AS ADW)-depart ADW. Returns to ADW at 1700.
1357- Motown 2 (KC135R 58-0088 171st ARS Selfrige ANGB MI)-land at ADW.
1423- Thunderbird 3 (F-16, Nellis AFB NV)-w/ZDC Linden (322.55)
1427- N164W (BAC-1-11, NGTF)-on Northrop discrete (123.225)
1432- Thunderbird 2 (F-16, Nellis AFB NV(-w/ZDC Moorefield (371.9) cleared up to FL430.
1432- Score 18 (unid, VX-20 PAX)-w/GK (118.125) for clearance into the Atlantic Test Track.
1435- Lightening 72 (F-35, JSF, PAX)-w/BW (270.8) advising they are complete and are RTB for straight-in on runway 4 at PAX.
1456- Tester 12 (T-38C # 15-8200, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1500- Plane Finder has C-37 # 97-0401 at FL400 over ACY heading northeast.
1503- Tester 11 (T-38C # 68-8158, NTPS PAX-female pilot)-w/BW (270.8)
1508- Tester 14 (T-38C # 67-4943, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1510- Acft 457 (unid)-w/BW (354.8)
1514- LN 451 (P-3C VP-45 NAS Jacksonville FL)-w/GK (118.125) requesting FL230 & selcal check for oceanic transit.
1519- Acft 918 (E-6B # 163918 VQ-4 Det PAX)-reports " off deck." Plane Finder shows 163918 at 5,000ft departing PAX and heading southeast towards Richmond VA. Possibly heading back to Tinker AFB OK.
1521- CG 1716 (HC-130H7 CGAS Clearwater FL)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1522- Shadow 95 (poss MC-130P 67th SOS, RAF Mildenhall UK)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) for FL220.
1530- Acft 954 (P-8 Poseidon # 167954, VX-20 PAX)-on test discrete (254.025)
1534- Tester 20 (T-6B # 166060, NTPS PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1538- Score 98 (unid, VX-20 PAX)-w/GK (118.125)
1552- Ranger 529 (KC-130T VMGR-234, Ft Worth NAS TX)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9)
1554- Navy 692 (C-20D # 163692, VR-1 ADW)-w/ZDC Calvert (133.9) the several patterns at PAX.
1555- Salty Dog 320 (F-18B #161704, VX-23 PAX-female pilot)-w/BW (270.8)
1558- Plane Finder shows E-6B # 163920 (VQ-4 Det PAX) depart PAX & at 7,000 ft heading northeast. Prob East Coast TACAMO mission.
1600- Plane Finder shows E-6B # 164388 (VQ-4 Det PAX) departing PAX at 5,700 ft heading southwest. Possibly heading back to Tinker AFB OK.
1655- Plane Finder shows C-37 # 97-0400 (99th AS ADW) just crossing the DE coast.
1905- DeeCee 12 (KC-135R # 58-0075 756th ARS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1908- Evac 154 (C-130J #03-8154 AFRC | 403AW | 815AS) -land at ADW.
1709- Volt 16 (C-17 #08-8190 437AW Charleston AFB SC)-land at ADW
Ron (mdmonitor1@verizon.net)
Baltimore MD (390747N 763711W)
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