Air show over Lake Lemon

[bwframe]

We've have a few sightings of a (Chinook?) helicopter in the Lake Lemon vicinity in the last week.

I caught it twice over the lake and seen it this morning heading that way.

 

[Principal Skinr]

We've have a few sightings of a (Chinook?) helicopter in the Lake Lemon vicinity in the last week.

I caught it twice over the lake and seen it this morning heading that way.


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Wow, those things are AMAZING! Were they using the lake for exercises or just buzzing it?

 

[bwframe]

Wow, those things are AMAZING! Were they using the lake for exercises or just buzzing it?

Not really sure, but they seem to keep returning?

Monday, they flew over fairly low. It appeared as though they were observing the roadway. Of course I waved !

Wednesday was very windy. Whitecaps on the lake. We could hear the chopper coming before we could pick it out because they were so low.



They banked pretty good a couple times still pretty close to the water.

 

[Principal Skinr]

Wow, great shots!

 

[bwframe]

If you expand a couple the pics out as far as they will go, it really looks as if there is a guy sitting on the big back door hanging his legs off?

 

[Cameramonkey]

If you expand a couple the pics out as far as they will go, it really looks as if there is a guy sitting on the big back door hanging his legs off?

Not surprised. Thats one of the best seats in the house.

When I would skydive, as the camera guy (last in, first out) I would regularly take the same relative position... In the open door, belted in, with nothing between me and the ground but an open door. Man, those were the days.

 

[WhitleyStu]

Airshow over my house...

 

[indyjohn]

If you expand a couple the pics out as far as they will go, it really looks as if there is a guy sitting on the big back door hanging his legs off?

Looks like that's an affirmative.

 

[bwframe]

Don't know what's up, but this guy has been flying circles, near and far around my house all day. Osprey, right?

Cannot help but hear the rumble of this this thing coming and going.

Sorry for the bad pics, , I missed the only pass where they came in low enough for a good one.

I still wonder why we are seeing so much more military helicopter activity than ever before?

 

[EyeCarry]

I saw the osprey aircraft twice this past Thursday night. I was down around Johnny's Junction/Steelhorse saloon. area.

 

[patience0830]

I too, saw an Osprey today. Must be training at Atterbury. Those Chinook shots are real cool.

 

[d.kaufman]

They're coming for you man

 

[joe138]

There was a thread in Break Room about training at NSWC. It said something about increased air traffic and ending this weekend. We have seen the Osprey flying over Lawrence Co. for the past several days.

 

[bwframe]

They're coming for you man

They're still flying circles over me. I have forced myself to not run outside to get a better pic though. Just blurry lights come through in the pics at night.

You laugh about the , but the fact of the matter is that the rumble of motors coming and going do get my attention every time.

They are bound to eventually run out of fuel, right?

 

[rhamersley]

They're still flying circles over me. I have forced myself to not run outside to get a better pic though. Just blurry lights come through at night.

You laugh about the , but the fact of the matter is that the rumble of motors coming and going do get my attention every time.

Beware the black copters…

 

[bwframe]

Fullmoon pic just a minute ago, with the green/white light from that osprey in the corner...


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[KellyinAvon]

Don't know what's up, but this guy has been flying circles, near and far around my house all day. Osprey, right?

Cannot help but hear the rumble of this this thing coming and going.

Sorry for the bad pics, View attachment 154580 View attachment 154581 View attachment 154582 , I missed the only pass where they came in low enough for a good one.

I still wonder why we are seeing so much more military helicopter activity than ever before?

Ospreys are some crazy lookin aircraft. Those props are HUGE! USAF Special Ops (AFSOC) has them, but that was after I retired in 07. These things were in development forever. I was a young troop in the late-80s when I heard some horror stories about these things.

 

[Shootin45super]

There has been a Osprey flying in and out of Monroe airport all last week.
Pretty neat other then its melting the asphalt it lands on. lol

 

[bwframe]

Ospreys are some crazy lookin aircraft. Those props are HUGE! USAF Special Ops (AFSOC) has them, but that was after I retired in 07. These things were in development forever. I was a young troop in the late-80s when I heard some horror stories about these things.

I vaguely remember the controversy surrounding the development and cost of these things. I forget what insane amount of money each one cost or what they might cost today?

IIRC the maintenance costs on these chopper/planes is astronomical also?

 

[KellyinAvon]

I vaguely remember the controversy surrounding the development and cost of these things. I forget what insane amount of money each one cost or what they might cost today?

IIRC the maintenance costs on these chopper/planes is astronomical also?

A crash killed 20 Marines back in the day. As far as maintenance cost, I can't imagine what it costs to keep these in the air.