Sticky Thread For MilAir VIII (2013)

[kyleflem]

1549z 228.0 Pack 11 (NH KC-135R) air refueling 4xF-16 from Atlantic City
callsigns Banger and Devil 11. This must be a radom AR as 228.0
is primary for AR-777. Way to far north for me hear.

After AR They were doing CAS training in Vienna MD (R-4006).
BayWatch 264.55 They were busy yesterday doing CAS training.
Sounds like they have a Forward Air Controller on the ground there.

1650z RTB to Atlantic City

Kyle
Salisbury MD

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

1013 EST- Rage 01 flt(poss 2 X F-18A VF-24, "Fighting Renegades" NAS Miramar, CA)-check in w/ZDC Ultra High (353.95) at FL430 w/standard formation.

 

[screenersam]

Great stuff, Kyle! I've heard Axeman before, and Cowboy too (I think that's a newer callsign)

 

[Tech792]

Guys,

1013 EST- Rage 01 flt(poss 2 X F-18A VF-24, "Fighting Renegades" NAS Miramar, CA)-check in w/ZDC Ultra High (353.95) at FL430 w/standard formation.

02/07/13
Had RAGE 01 come through ZNY wanted "direct Barnes". I'm wondering if the Barnes guys use the RAGE call. Because while he was talking to the controller, he slipped and said KILLER then corrected himself back to RAGE.

 

[screenersam]

the Nasa Short 430 is back,
plus an E-2 (odd looking pair of planes!)
I believe the E-2 was 'Score 103'

private plane having landing gear problems (twice in one week--don't know if same plane)

 

[nyair1]

02/07/13
Had RAGE 01 come through ZNY wanted "direct Barnes". I'm wondering if the Barnes guys use the RAGE call. Because while he was talking to the controller, he slipped and said KILLER then corrected himself back to RAGE.

Rage is another of the training callsigns. Its usually Killers vs Rages.

 

[Mateo]

the Nasa Short 430 is back,
plus an E-2 (odd looking pair of planes!)
I believe the E-2 was 'Score 103'

private plane having landing gear problems (twice in one week--don't know if same plane)

I think it's a different one. The FAA shows a gear-up landing at SBY on Tuesday afternoon as a Cessna 310, which is a small twin. This one looks like a single, maybe a Mooney?

 

[mdmonitor]

Logs, 7 Feb

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 EST))

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

0802- Medevac N544PA (Learjet 35 PHOENIX AIR GROUP INC · CARTERSVILLE GA)-land at ADW. According to Flightaware N544PA is scheduled to depart ADW later this morning bound for Eglin

AFB FL.
1000- Pacer 09 (C-21A #84-0095, 457th AS ADW)-depart ADW.
1010- Boxer 19 (C-38/ #94-1569 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-depart at ADW. Reports undisclosed problem w/Mode-C equipment. If they can't fix they will RTB ADW.
1013- Rage 01 flt (poss 2 X F-18A VF-24, "Fighting Renegades" NAS Miramar, CA)-check in w/ZDC Ultra High (353.95) at FL430 w/standard formation.
1018- Devil 11 flt (F-16s, 119th FS NJ ANG ACY)-check in w/BW (305.2) for entry into R-4006. Also on interplane (140.1)
1130- Marine 767 (UC-35D # 166767 MAW-4 ADW)-land at ADW
1131- Salty Dog 121 (F-18F # 166449 VX-23 PAX)-w/BW (270.8)
1338- Colt 1 flt (A-10Cs, 104th FS MD ANG MTN)-w/Raven Ops (257.7)
1353- Army 053 (UC-35D # 01-1053 OSACOM ADW)-depart ADW.
1421- Jenna 624 (FBI Gulfstream V N223GA Manassas VA)-land at DCA. Depart DCA at 1526.
1445- Boxer 22 (C-40 # 02-0201 201st AS DC ANG ADW)-land at ADW.
1456- Venus 93 (C-32A # 99-0003 1st AS ADW)-patterns at ADW.
1533- Wild 1 flt (2 X F-16s, 121st FS DC ANG ADW)-land at ADW. Also w/121st SOF (139.9) w/acft atatus reports.
1537- Reach 485 (C-17A #04-4131 305AMW/6AS KWRI)-land at ADW
1540- N94AR (De Havilland DHC6/G NGTF)-on Northrop discrete (123.4)
1552- Reach 369 (C-17A #89-1191 NY ANG 105AW/137AS Stewart International Airport NY)-w/Griffin CP (378.1)
1611- Army 1944 (C-37 # 99-1944 OSACOM ADW)-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]

Guys,

Got the below article from another list. Interesting to see how the impending budget cuts will affect flight training, ops etc

Red Flag, Thunderbirds at Nellis targeted for grounding - News - ReviewJournal.com

 

[mdmonitor]

143.450

Guys,

All afternoon I've been hearing 143.450 FM with callsign Mike Delta and 3 Golf India. The are Army MARS stations working as part of a National-level Army MARS HF exercise.

Anyone familiar with this freq or these callsigns?

 

[mdmonitor]

Guys,

All afternoon I've been hearing 143.450 FM with callsign Mike Delta and 3 Golf India. The are Army MARS stations working as part of a National-level Army MARS HF exercise.

Anyone familiar with this freq or these callsigns?

Guys,

After some more listening and some research found that this freq 143.450 MHz FM is used by the US Army MARS Region 3 folks and is located at a repeater on Ft Meade. This was part of a nationwide US Army MARS exercise on HF. When they switched to HF on 7311.0 USB and I was able to get their full callsigns: AAA3RD acting as NCS and working with AAA3DE, AAR3RE, AAR3MR, AAR3PR AAR3DN, AAA3MD,

 

[freqhopping]

Currently OMAHA-4 is landing at Manassas and 1st FW active on 233.525 and 262.025

CAP getting started with SNIPER flight. 228.9, 350.25

 

[Tech792]

02/12/13
Lots of Warren Grove range activity tonight (while RR was down) on range primary 283.1
RAVEN flts worked at the range around 1930 local.
Then 2 groups of BICEPs working laser combat/close air support training. CRUSADER was an apparent ground unit. (A/A 140.1) Then BICEPS met up with TOPCAT 7 for AR on 288.0 then to 235.1

 

[Tech792]

02/14/13
2000 local- Warren Grove range busy again tonight with BICEP flts doing laser work. Using their OPS freq 261.0 and 140.1 for A/A and I noticed some secure comms on the range primary 283.1
REGAL 43 tanker also in the area for poss AR.

 

[bpittman]

Question: Over the past 4 years during Obama's term I noticed a dramatic decrease in Guard Dog activity when the pres visits Camp David. Can some of the "die hards" here come up with an approximate number of times President Obama has been at Camp David? Seems like when Bush was in office there many more missions.

Bill
Berkeley Springs, WV

 

[BM82557]

Question: Over the past 4 years during Obama's term I noticed a dramatic decrease in Guard Dog activity when the pres visits Camp David. Can some of the "die hards" here come up with an approximate number of times President Obama has been at Camp David? Seems like when Bush was in office there many more missions.

Bill
Berkeley Springs, WV

You're absolutely right, the number of times he has been at Camp David has dropped dramatically compared to his predecessor. I don't have an exact number available at the moment but I think it would be fair to say that for every 5 times Bush was at Camp David Obama has been there once.

 

[N1BHH]

Question: Over the past 4 years during Obama's term I noticed a dramatic decrease in Guard Dog activity when the pres visits Camp David. Can some of the "die hards" here come up with an approximate number of times President Obama has been at Camp David? Seems like when Bush was in office there many more missions.

Bill
Berkeley Springs, WV

Obama has spent far less time at Camp David and far more time at other places.

 

[markandjere]

I know I'll take some heat for this but here goes.......Maybe the President thinks Camp David is too close to Washington D.C. ......You know like sometimes you just can't get far enough away from where you work.........(putting on firesuit now)

 

[mdmonitor]

I know I'll take some heat for this but here goes.......Maybe the President thinks Camp David is too close to Washington D.C. ......You know like sometimes you just can't get far enough away from where you work.........(putting on firesuit now)

Maybe it's just a case of Obama being a "city boy" who gets too jittery when he's not close to concrete & steel i.e civilization. Camp David might too far out in the " boonies" for his liking.

On the other side of the coin, I believe that Obama has used AF1 much more than his predecessor

 

[mdmonitor]

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