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Something neat happened and I missed it.
Bubba Jr.
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I was down in the basement working away when I heard what sounded like a HUGE helicopter fly right over the house. To give you some perspective, we had a tornado go right over our house last year and it was loud. This "helicopter" was much louder. By the time I looked outside it was gone. I questioned my wife on what it was and what she descibed was pretty much impossible, so I took that info and looked up a V22 Osprey and showed it to her. "That's it, only there were 2 of them flying together".
We get a lot of planes flying over us, but this is a first for that plane. Crap, I would have loved to see them.
Joe
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I have V22 Osprey's flying nap of the earth over the house (300-500') and down our holler on a regular basis. The Director of our small regional airport, (6-7 mi. away as the Crow fly's) Son fly's them. They use our holler and small regional Airport for touch and goes quite frequently.
Not nearly as loud as a Chinook.
I do love seeing them though. Distinctive sound.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Hi Ken, Do they normally fly low and slow with the props pitched up around 45°? That was impression I got listening to it. There was a lot of helicopter rotor thumping sounds.
I doubt their props are at 45° when they pass over my house, they are usually cruising (Fast.) Over my house. When they do touch and go's at the small, rural airport, they transition from flying to hovering. Quite impressive. I understand the most dangerous aspect of their flight.
OK that deserves its own thread.
also- this guy is nuts
I too sec them frequently . My house is a couple of miles from the runway at Seymour Johnson Air Force base . The ospreys from Camp Lejune use their runway from time to time . I see them more often at the local (Mt olive ) airport when they practice touch and goes there