There is a repair/retrofit facility for US military helicopters south of me that's close to Lexington Ky. & I get a lot of traffic over my house for what I assume are test flights.
But yesterday the helo traffic was heavier than I've ever seen & all coming from the east by northeast. I didn't keep an exact count but 10-12 individual groups went through. Please excuse my forgetfulness of AFROTC & not know knowing a flight from a wing or squad, etc.but 6-8 choppers at a time. They shook the house all day.
Maybe going to the repair facility, maybe Ft. Campbell. Curious as to where they might have come from.
Gunzo I’m 15 miles south of the Ft campbell
Had Apache gunships every 30 minutes doing their thing over the house yesterday.
But that’s typical for a sunny day
What type birds were they? crash hawks? Chinooks? Little birds?
Were they "black" helicopters?
My friend lives near Fort Hood. He said air traffic seems to be ramped up there too!
Their route used to come directly over my house,...usually flying low,..maybe 400'. It was an everyday thing when I first moved here but I haven't seen them in a while.
The ones I watched were Chinooks & Blackhawks mostly but I didn't look at every group.
Were they "black" helicopters?
I don't talk about that anymore. I used to tell my wife I'd be home if the black helicopters didn't get me. Then one afternoon one of them circled my house, 5 times, really low. I couldn't decide if I should run inside & grab the M1A, or just stick my head between my knees & kiss my ass goodbye.
It left, & I've never joked about them since.
Both the Pennsylvania Army Nation Guard at FT Indiantown Gap and the 10th Mountain Div at FT Drum NY have Combat Aviation Brigades and would be in the general direction you indicated. One of them might be self-deploying for training at FT Polk/Joint Readiness Training Center. But I think at least part of the 10th Cbt Avn Bde is in Afghanistan. And of course this a just a wild ass guess based on very little info
Some of you may have read about the combat exercise they held here at Hill AFB, Utah Monday. We have the first full wing (three squadrons) of operational F-35s here. One squadron of 24 aircraft is deployed to the sandbox right now ( and flying combat mission very successfully). The other two squadrons, to celebrate the receipt of their full complement of planes, launched all 52 assigned and spare aircraft here in a 10-minute timeframe, flew training sorties and came back to land. I happened to be on base about landing time, and it was quite the airshow, I assure you!
It was a coincidence that it happened just after Iran made threats, but it certainly was timely!
The jets were going over all morning here. First time in over a month.
Ya ever been out waterin your pot patch on the wildlife refuge and the same helicopter just seems to be standoffish 3/4 mile away the whole time?
Me neither
Some of you may have read about the combat exercise they held here at Hill AFB, Utah Monday. We have the first full wing (three squadrons) of operational F-35s here. One squadron of 24 aircraft is deployed to the sandbox right now ( and flying combat mission very successfully). The other two squadrons, to celebrate the receipt of their full complement of planes, launched all 52 assigned and spare aircraft here in a 10-minute timeframe, flew training sorties and came back to land. I happened to be on base about landing time, and it was quite the airshow, I assure you!
It was a coincidence that it happened just after Iran made threats, but it certainly was timely!
That must have been one heck of a MITO launch. I always prefered the launch. Recovery was a b!tch...
Petroleum Helicopters used my old house as a reference point on the way to the rigs in the Gulf.
They weren’t black so I can talk about them.
The ones I watched were Chinooks & Blackhawks mostly but I didn't look at every group.
Were they "black" helicopters?
I don't talk about that anymore. I used to tell my wife I'd be home if the black helicopters didn't get me. Then one afternoon one of them circled my house, 5 times, really low. I couldn't decide if I should run inside & grab the M1A, or just stick my head between my knees & kiss my ass goodbye.
It left, & I've never joked about them since.
I've seen them too.
Rocky that would have been quite a sight!
Was that the elephant walk?
The F35 is an extremely loud fighter. I have been at Williamtown airbase, north of Newcastle, NSW, when they have been taking off, and landing. So much louder than the classic F/A18 they are replacing here. I believe they are not allowed to make full military takeoffs due to noise restrictions.
I will miss seeing the Hornets around. They are being phased out over the next year or so. We still get the Growlers and Supers from other squadrons here though.
My second cousins son-in-laws stepmothers half brothers wife's nephew's girlfriends father said that his co-workers wife's hairdressers uncle from a previous marriage told her that he heard that something was about to go down...................whatever that means.
Petroleum Helicopters used my old house as a reference point on the way to the rigs in the Gulf.
They weren’t black so I can talk about them.
The ones we flew on were blue and white, then there was another company that had the yellow helicopters.
I haven't seen a thing....
The ones I watched were Chinooks & Blackhawks mostly but I didn't look at every group.
Were they "black" helicopters?
I don't talk about that anymore. I used to tell my wife I'd be home if the black helicopters didn't get me. Then one afternoon one of them circled my house, 5 times, really low. I couldn't decide if I should run inside & grab the M1A, or just stick my head between my knees & kiss my ass goodbye.
It left, & I've never joked about them since.
if it was circling you were ok, if you looked at it and saw it head on with lots of flashes you were screwed.
I haven't seen a thing....
VE hav vays to make you talk!!!!!!
Bwahahahahaah!
I was wondering if this would show up. lol
I haven't seen a thing....
VE hav vays to make you talk!!!!!!
Bwahahahahaah!
I have very tight lips.
They’re not on their way to the Gulf yet. They load out of Jacksonville Fl for the gulf. No big influx right now.
Just be thankful that they say U.S. something on them.
Peace.
Through superior firepower.
Rockdoc, to my imperfectly calibrated ears the F-35 is about half again louder than the F-16. I live a measured eight miles from the end of the runway, and when they take off going away, it is loud enough that I have to turn up the TV. The mass go the other morning was...memorable. Ten minutes of windows rattling.
Did they have refueling probes on the front?
Ahh.................... the sound of fighters, bombers, & helos is the sound of freedom, & if you're on the good end it's a wonderful thing.
Carry on.
Go coyote hunting anywhere North of Las Vegas and you will get to see some of America's finest fly by. Go to those places at night and you will hear many more. About 300 days/nights/ year.
Keep America Great.
mike r
There is a repair/retrofit facility for US military helicopters south of me that's close to Lexington Ky. & I get a lot of traffic over my house for what I assume are test flights.
But yesterday the helo traffic was heavier than I've ever seen & all coming from the east by northeast. I didn't keep an exact count but 10-12 individual groups went through. Please excuse my forgetfulness of AFROTC & not know knowing a flight from a wing or squad, etc.but 6-8 choppers at a time. They shook the house all day.
Maybe going to the repair facility, maybe Ft. Campbell. Curious as to where they might have come from.
I am assuming you live around Bluegrass Army Depot. They could have come from almost anywhere. Doubt that they were test flights or heading to Bluegrass. But I could be wrong.
Petroleum Helicopters used my old house as a reference point on the way to the rigs in the Gulf.
They weren’t black so I can talk about them.
The ones we flew on were blue and white, then there was another company that had the yellow helicopters.
PHI's are Black and Yellow
Air Logistics were Blue and White, Now Bristow and they are Red, White, and Blue.
A few years ago the wife and I were at my brothers/SIL in eastern Utah. (Coalville) I had on one of my 160th T-shirts I got at the Night Stalker store when our National Guard unit worked for them doing phases. My SIL asked about the shirt and I told her the short story version of where I got it and who we worked for. Just about that time I heard a Blackhawk coming up the I-80 valley. I looked up and saw 3 black MH-60's in trail going west. Show and tell. Or, tell and show. My guess is they were going to Hill AFB to refuel and then go play war games some where lonely and high.
kwg
There is a repair/retrofit facility for US military helicopters south of me that's close to Lexington Ky. & I get a lot of traffic over my house for what I assume are test flights.
But yesterday the helo traffic was heavier than I've ever seen & all coming from the east by northeast. I didn't keep an exact count but 10-12 individual groups went through. Please excuse my forgetfulness of AFROTC & not know knowing a flight from a wing or squad, etc.but 6-8 choppers at a time. They shook the house all day.
Maybe going to the repair facility, maybe Ft. Campbell. Curious as to where they might have come from.
I am assuming you live around Bluegrass Army Depot. They could have come from almost anywhere. Doubt that they were test flights or heading to Bluegrass. But I could be wrong.
You are correct & I agree. I usually recognize test flights or normal traffic. Yesterday was beyond normal activities, & all the flight patterns seemed the same. None of my business maybe as I am one of those that thinks the media reports way too much info , even when they are correct. Just curious if anyone had heard of a big deployment.
And... MCH, come to think of it, you maybe have been to the depot, or may be in the future considering your profession. I'll buy the first round if you happen upon the area, & show you the best time I can. Shout me out!!!
Andrews was very active yesterday, and the birds were armed... reminded us of 9/11 and the days following.
i live in corpus those birds are rebuilt here, i see them brought in on ships and rail have a few friends who rebuild them.
A big Chinook CH-47 helicopter just flew over,.......haven't seen one of them around here before.
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