Sticky Thread For MilAir VII (2012)

[Tech792]

Coronet flight?
08/20/12
0550 local- ROMA 63 and TREND 11 in the blocks 28,500 with ZBW 254.375

 

[reconrider8]

i know height is big but but how would like 30' be using sputnik? using like rg6U

 

[nyair1]

Coronet flight?
08/20/12
0550 local- ROMA 63 and TREND 11 in the blocks 28,500 with ZBW 254.375

I had Roma 63 calling Rick Control on 238.800, 30 mins out, code 1, and landing with 34K fuel.

 

[Tech792]

08/21/12
1600 local- Had WARLOCK 09 coming into Lakehurst NAS 127.775. This looks like the ID for the US Navy blimp thats been flying around New Jersey recently. And saw it flying yesterday early afternoon. See attached video. The WARLOCK seal is shown on the side of the air ship.
After 50 years, Navy resumes airship program - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

 

[Tech792]

08/22/12
1915 local- YANKEE CAP is up with COSMIC 41/42.....POTUS in NYC for speech at 1930. So far, 138.2 A/A and ATC 282.3
1950 local- COSMICs went home. Must have been a quick CAP or I missed the beginning of it.

 

[harryferg]

Hi guys. I have TEAM 35 & 36 flight of 2 wkg. ZNY on 132.875. Were alson on interplane 139.875. I think I heard them tell center they were splitting up, one headed to AR-220 and other AR-777. No AR freq yet.

Not sure if related but also weak chatter on 274.450 now.

Harry

 

[harryferg]

228.000 AR active now. Also unid's chatting A2A on 343.000. TEAM 36 weak with ZNY on 133.500.

 

[Mateo]

08/21/12
1600 local- Had WARLOCK 09 coming into Lakehurst NAS 127.775. This looks like the ID for the US Navy blimp thats been flying around New Jersey recently. And saw it flying yesterday early afternoon. See attached video. The WARLOCK seal is shown on the side of the air ship.
After 50 years, Navy resumes airship program - Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Navy Times

On Tuesday afternoon, the 21st, it came up from the Verrazano Bridge area, flew past Lower Manhattan and went up the Hudson in the middle part of the 1200 hour.

 

[BM82557]

Guard Dog CAP

Looks like Camp David will have a visitor this weekend. The TFR has -

From August 24, 2012 at 2100 UTC (August 24, 2012 at 1700 EDT) To August 28, 2012 at 0359 UTC (August 27, 2012 at 2359 EDT

 

[BM82557]

Looks like Camp David will have a visitor this weekend. The TFR has -

From August 24, 2012 at 2100 UTC (August 24, 2012 at 1700 EDT) To August 28, 2012 at 0359 UTC (August 27, 2012 at 2359 EDT

260.9 loud and clear from my location. Activity started at 5:47 local. Sniper 3/4 are the first shift. First tanker is Nation 04.

 

[BM82557]

260.9 loud and clear from my location. Activity started at 5:47 local. Sniper 3/4 are the first shift. First tanker is Nation 04.

Everyone was cleared to RTB at 23:00 local last night. Nation 06 and Ramrod 1/2 into Guard Dog at 06:00 local today. 260.9 is active, Potomac is using 135.525 as usual, Ramrods are on 300.025 for interflight.

 

[screenersam]

Trooper 4 and one of Pax' helos visiting SBY

 

[screenersam]

not military but still cool.
I hear someone is planning a worldwide blimp race!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/tech/innovation/world-blimp-race/index.html

 

[Tech792]

Nice shots....thanks for sharing.

 

[BM82557]

Guard Dog CAP

Ramrods cleared to RTB by Huntress on 260.9 @ 14:46 local due to heavy thunderstorms making the Guard Dog moa unworkable. Lots of chatter on HMX OPS freq. 277.175 between 15:25 local and 15:37 local.

The TFR has been removed from the FAA website so it appears the show is over.

 

[Tech792]

08/27/12
1637 local- EMPIRE 34 talking with PELICAN RADIO (sounded like) on 255.4 FSS ref to storms in the area

 

[harryferg]

Hi all. Had a few quick comms this morning at around 9:45 am local. Not positive but it sounded like GOLD 14 calling GOLD 15 on "Lightning Ops" 321.000. I only heard 14 and he came back and said "oh you are on thirty thirty". Switching to 303.000 I heard 14 only but missed the actual comms. I show Lightning Ops as McDill. I could be wrong on the GOLD c/s but sure sounded like it. These were the first milcom's on my newly resurrected Uniden BC-3000xlt which I have set up in my office at work. Not bad using a whip in a steel building...

 

[Tech792]

I forget where you are Harrry but they must have been somewhat close to you. I also had decent luck with indoor telescoping whips before I put up my current outside antennas. I'm in a good spot between NYC and McGuire.

08/28/12
1640 local- Just had DUMPLING with a strong EAM on 311.0....Planefinder shows an E6A right off my coast headed towards NYC. (164410)

 

[harryferg]

Hi Tech. I live in PHL but work in close northwestern suburbs. I also caught that EAM though weak. Pretty sure I also saw 164407 pop up on Planefinder. I'll be experimenting with better antenna set up's but I'll take these first few logs any day at work!

 

[N1BHH]

I forget where you are Harrry but they must have been somewhat close to you. I also had decent luck with indoor telescoping whips before I put up my current outside antennas. I'm in a good spot between NYC and McGuire.

08/28/12
1640 local- Just had DUMPLING with a strong EAM on 311.0....Planefinder shows an E6A right off my coast headed towards NYC. (164410)

Quite a few of us up this way copied that as well as an earlier one, around 1612 local time, we couldn't copy the call sign of it as the audio was rather weak. I copied the "LING" portion but not the beginning. Thanks for the identification.