After possibly setting down for 15 minutes or so. Or possibly flying low level out of range of ADS-B. In the Port Royal, VA area. Our pair of V-22s, with the same call sign (weird), look to headed for Quantico. And we all know what's at Quantico.
BATTY81 is driving PF batty! kek
Additionally we've got call sign BLADE81. Tail 07-0821 a Pilatus U-28A Spectre orbiting overhead and another aircraft orbiting with only an ICAO hex code being broadcast. No decode available.
http://milradiocomms.com/search_mil_hexcodes.php?type_of_search=hex_search&search_hexcode=AE66C9
>Pilatus U-28A Spectre
U-28A
Published March 15, 2012
Background
The U-28A is a modified, single-engine Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and is part of the Air Force Special Operations Command manned, airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance fleet. Operational squadrons include the 319th, 34th and 318th Special Operations Squadrons, and the 5th and 19th SOS conduct the airframe’s formal training.
Mission
The U-28A provides manned fixed-wing tactical airborne ISR support to humanitarian operations, search and rescue and conventional and special operation missions.
Features
AFSOC fielded the U-28A fleet through the purchase of commercially available aircraft and subsequent military modification to include tactical communications capabilities, aircraft survivability equipment, electro-optical sensors, and advanced navigation systems. The advanced radio-communications suite is capable of establishing U.S. Department of Defense and NATO data-links, delivering full-motion video, and transmitting secure voice communications. The U-28A benefits from outstanding reliability and performance, and the aircraft is capable of operating from short runways and semi-prepared surfaces.
Background
The diverse Special Operations Command mission requirements generated a need for small numbers of mission-specific aircraft which were procured rapidly to address specific mission needs. The U-28A is a modified, single-engine Pilatus PC-12 that operates worldwide.
The U-28A is part of AFSOC’s Light Tactical Fixed Wing fleet, formerly known as non-standard aviation.
The initial block of U-28 aircraft were procured and modified for use in operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
All U-28A aircraft are maintained through contractor logistics support.
General Characteristics
Crew: 2 Pilots, 1 Combat Systems Officer, 1 Tactical Systems Officer
Builder: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd
Power Plant: Pratt-Whitney PT6A-67B
Thrust: 1,200 horse power
Wingspan: 53 feet 3 inches (16.23 meters)
Length: 47 feet 3 inches (14.4 meters)
Height: 14 feet (4.25 meters)
Speed: 220 knots
Range: 1,500 nautical miles
Ceiling: 30,000 feet
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 10,935 lbs
Deployment Date: 2006
Unit Cost: $16.5 million
Inventory: Active duty, 28; Reserve/ANG, 0
(Current as of September 2017)
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104607/u-28a/