Calling all expert plane fags (I’m a real amateur at this stuff). I’ve had a heli cruise past my house tonight 3 times. Doesn’t show up on any flight radar sites. Seems to be flying fairy low and fast. We live near an airport but this is abnormal activity. It turned directly over my house twice
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Typically Military helicopters will be flying low, ultra low flying is where they mostly operate (50ft and below) because it's the safest place to be in operations. Even NVG (night vision goggles) flying is typically at 200ft for transits, and even under power lines is practiced.
Because of terrain masking they also won't show up on ADSB because of height.
Do they transit higher, sure because of airspace control and different types of training, but low is the goal in real ops.
Thank you!!!!! This is incredibly insightful.
No problem.