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originally posted by: cavtrooper7
a reply to: buddah6
Unless he's doing a DEA mission and needs to see plants with IR or something.
The CH-53 is the loudest helo in service and couldn't sneak up on a deaf person. However, it is a great $h!t hauler for the Marines and Navy. On the other hand, the USAF version has all the bells and buzzers that you mentioned.
originally posted by: starswift
Reminds me of once I drove to a natural area at night for no particular reason.
There was a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion that did overflights of the area from a local military airstrip, for whatever reasons.
When I got out of the car I heard the distinctive wump wump wump very loud coming directly toward me at about 300 feet up.
I thought "#, how do they even know I am here and what is the reason the are zeroing in on me"? I turned of the car lights and turned off the engind and waited, The 'copter hovered over me for about 5-10 minutes. My best guess is that they were using me for target practice during some simulation. Must have had FLEER as well. Commonly these types of copters have electronics eaves dropping equipment and I suspect they are mapping communications networks or picking up communications of interest to the military which would technically be illegal as it is surveillance of the civilian population during peacetime and not under martial law.
a reply to: bananashooter
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: buddah6
Three million parts going in different directions held together by a shell.
originally posted by: cavtrooper7
On a wind day those LITTLE BIRDS are VERY quiet on apporach if the pilot masks it well .
I'll NEVER figure out WHY the Army bowed to friggin LADYBIRD Johnson and didn't keep that LOACH for full service missions instead of that Jet Ranger.
originally posted by: cavtrooper7
a reply to: buddah6
You got to be a NIGHTSTALKER?
Did you have more combat training on the ground than the average rotorhead?