ApS
07-20-2013, 08:07 AM
:eek:
At exactly 9-AM--hearing it before seeing it--and it was only about 100-feet above Winter Harbor--having just "saluted" the old airport. He then overflew the Libby Museum. What was remarkable is he would have crossed the old runway at 90 degrees, and cleared our 100-foot pines with little space to spare.
I believe it is the "usual" Saturday Sukhoi acrobatic monoplane that does loops and spirals above Rattlesnake Island nearly every weekend. Yes, you do have to look up--and it helps to hear it first!
It could be a Yak--they're similar planes, even at 100 feet altitude. Both are equipped with the radial (round) engine that won WWII.
ETA:
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At exactly 9-AM--hearing it before seeing it--and it was only about 100-feet above Winter Harbor--having just "saluted" the old airport. He then overflew the Libby Museum. What was remarkable is he would have crossed the old runway at 90 degrees, and cleared our 100-foot pines with little space to spare.
I believe it is the "usual" Saturday Sukhoi acrobatic monoplane that does loops and spirals above Rattlesnake Island nearly every weekend. Yes, you do have to look up--and it helps to hear it first!
It could be a Yak--they're similar planes, even at 100 feet altitude. Both are equipped with the radial (round) engine that won WWII.
ETA:
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRKYORCa8X3ULohzGclA6bAz1s2FCK4Z 878ugoHuIyBgVyQfUM_https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSGwPW23Gu5b2bE9jG39eDXutgBFq2jo B5J8IqIyvGMsBcCCbMSsw