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10/26/2016 3:47:56 PM EDT
Is an altitude 17,300 even possible?


10/26/2016 3:50:00 PM EDT
[#1]
17000 is nothing.
10/26/2016 3:51:04 PM EDT
[#2]
Lol.  "Interesting: No."  Nothing to see here, move along.
10/26/2016 3:51:26 PM EDT
[#3]
Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m) minimum loaded according to wiki
10/26/2016 3:53:18 PM EDT
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.
10/26/2016 3:54:24 PM EDT
[#5]
192.5 kts is impressive.
10/26/2016 3:57:32 PM EDT
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He's descending now.

He's at 13,000'
10/26/2016 4:08:10 PM EDT
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Ground speed. VNE on a UH 60 is 191kts, Apache has to be close. I have been to 180 in a Blackhawk in a dive and it was terrifying... 150 straight and level was balls out m, 110-130 was pretty normal. Back when I first started flying on them back in the late 90's there were a few Huey pilots transitioning. One of our IPs was telling us a story of being up in some good winds and calling tower to get the ground speed, they said it was 190 something, and asked what type aircraft, they called back saying a UH60, tower said there was an old Huey guy down there that said helicopters can't go that fast.... He said well I got one up here that says we can't either... True or not, funny story.

I do miss the flying. :(
10/26/2016 4:18:25 PM EDT
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Helicopters are dangerous yo!
10/26/2016 4:20:18 PM EDT
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.


Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now
10/26/2016 4:21:34 PM EDT
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Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now
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Lol.  "Interesting: No."  Nothing to see here, move along.


considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.


Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now


L3
10/26/2016 4:22:26 PM EDT
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its been circling for 3 hours and 27 minutes
10/26/2016 4:22:44 PM EDT
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10/26/2016 4:30:57 PM EDT
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Lol.  "Interesting: No."  Nothing to see here, move along.


considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.


Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now


L3


Oh. Well the pilot just wants to see how cold his newly issued eotech can get before it takes a shit
10/26/2016 4:35:29 PM EDT
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xerox's G5 in there too
10/26/2016 4:38:20 PM EDT
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Using up fuel before the end of the fiscal year.
10/26/2016 4:38:34 PM EDT
[#16]
It's alright, the Apache took care of it, nothing left to see here, move along...

10/26/2016 4:53:39 PM EDT
[#17]
Hope they are on O2.
10/26/2016 4:57:25 PM EDT
[#18]
This guy knows...



10/26/2016 4:58:44 PM EDT
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.


Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now


L3

Wasn't that the place the .gov was bringing Assange?
10/26/2016 5:30:25 PM EDT
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.


Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now


L3

Wasn't that the place the .gov was bringing Assange?



That's need to know sir
10/26/2016 5:32:57 PM EDT
[#21]
17,300 that's it... pretty low. That speed tho! I've been up to 230kts ground speed with a killer tail wind.
10/26/2016 5:36:26 PM EDT
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It's what they do when securing an area. Probably training.
10/26/2016 5:56:27 PM EDT
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It's what they do when securing an area. Probably training.



L3 does a lot of comm and radar stuff out of majors so definitely training or experiments
10/26/2016 6:09:02 PM EDT
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.




Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now


Never mind L3, there is a Walmart Super Center dead center of that orbit.... Operation Jade Helm II....



 
10/26/2016 6:11:44 PM EDT
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He's not going to be doing that at that altitude without oxygen aboard.  I'm not familiar that Army birds have that capability.
10/26/2016 6:20:48 PM EDT
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considering the area it's circling... sounds about right.


Alright. Who wants to tell me what's not around there that's not to see. I'm too lazy to google right now

Never mind L3, there is a Walmart Super Center dead center of that orbit.... Operation Jade Helm II....
 

That too
10/26/2016 6:36:28 PM EDT
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As a person who knows next to nothing about helos and primarily considers them to be whirling, erratic blades of death for all parties involved, I find this thread very interesting.