dhead Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Hey guys, I had a pretty awesome experience today! Helicopter was slowly circling around my part of the neighborhood today, out here in the country we don't often see such things. The pilot went around about 5 or 6 times, in a rough radius of I'd say less than a 1/4 mi. I was too taken by the moment to grab the camera when he was in a better spot, and when I did he was on his last pass. It was real neat seeing the doors open and the guy in the back with his leg hanging out. Don't know who they were, but what kind of helicopter is that? Quote
clay Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Hey guys, I had a pretty awesome experience today! Helicopter was slowly circling around my part of the neighborhood today, out here in the country we don't often see such things. The pilot went around about 5 or 6 times, in a rough radius of I'd say less than a 1/4 mi. I was too taken by the moment to grab the camera when he was in a better spot, and when I did he was on his last pass. It was real neat seeing the doors open and the guy in the back with his leg hanging out. Don't know who they were, but what kind of helicopter is that? OH-58. Military version of the Bell 206B, more than likely if they were low and circling, with people out the door then there is a good chance they are doing marijuana eradication. Quote
dhead Posted June 27, 2008 Author Posted June 27, 2008 OH-58. Military version of the Bell 206B, more than likely if they were low and circling, with people out the door then there is a good chance they are doing marijuana eradication. Wow, that's pretty neat, though not surprising. What do they do, just seek out the location of plants or actually physically destroy them? I assume they must have tips or prior knowledge, as just randomly flying about these days is kind of a waste of expensive fuel. Cool stuff, no wonder they didn't wave back! haha Quote
Goldy Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Wow, that's pretty neat, though not surprising. What do they do, just seek out the location of plants or actually physically destroy them? I assume they must have tips or prior knowledge, as just randomly flying about these days is kind of a waste of expensive fuel. Cool stuff, no wonder they didn't wave back! haha Actually, this time of year, a very brightly colored dark green row of plants sort of stand out with all the dead brush as a background...pretty easy to spot from the air. Quote
Krazy4379 Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 (edited) don't they also use FLIR?...i thought i remember someone saying that Marijuana puts off heat. Edited June 28, 2008 by Krazy4379 Quote
palmfish Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 (edited) don't they also use FLIR?...i thought i remember someone saying that Marijuana puts off heat. The OP got his answer - it's an OH-58. Let's not get into the who, what, where, when, why, or how of marijuana erad. Edited June 28, 2008 by palmfish Quote
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