what was THAT?

rsmlp · 06-26-2018, 01:38 PM

twin prop military plane just flew over LI at maybe 200 ft AGL. freakin house shook!

Major · 06-26-2018, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rsmlp

twin prop military plane just flew over LI at maybe 200 ft AGL. freakin house shook!

This has been the subject of at least one other thread.

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=22685

rsmlp · 06-26-2018, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Major

This has been the subject of at least one other thread.

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=22685

Don’t think it was a 130. Too small

Beauport · 06-26-2018, 02:00 PM

I was driving past Center Harbor as it flew over. VERY low. Cool to see but I had to double take to be sure he pulled up!

Major · 06-26-2018, 02:02 PM

I'm sorry, I meant that the subject of planes flying low over Center Harbor has been covered before in other threads. Apparently it is a popular spot.

Woodsy · 06-26-2018, 02:06 PM

C-130 & derivatives all have 4 props/engines.....

perhaps a V-22 Osprey?

kawishiwi · 06-26-2018, 02:10 PM

Maybe the invasion of Canada, our new national security risk, has begun?

rsmlp · 06-26-2018, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodsy

C-130 & derivatives all have 4 props/engines.....

perhaps a V-22 Osprey?

Def not an Osprey. I could be wrong about # of engines though. Only saw it for a sec. Silly low. Used to be a pilot and I'm telling you he was 200 AGL and not much higher. I've seen a lot of military planes over the lake in the past 20 years but nothing THIS low!

LIforrelaxin · 06-26-2018, 03:14 PM

I have seen them that low before... Training... usually once or twice a summer....

Woodsy · 06-26-2018, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rsmlp

Def not an Osprey. I could be wrong about # of engines though. Only saw it for a sec. Silly low. Used to be a pilot and I'm telling you he was 200 AGL and not much higher. I've seen a lot of military planes over the lake in the past 20 years but nothing THIS low!

Here is a a good list of what US military is flying....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...itary_aircraft

Woodsy

Hillcountry · 06-26-2018, 04:00 PM

Yup...wife and I saw a pair of them last week (Thursday) they flew over us at low altitude one on each side. We were crossing the broads headed toward the Wiers and they flew low over Welch toward Meredith then circled back over Center Harbor.

8gv · 06-26-2018, 09:02 PM

If it flew over Long Island at 200' AGL that is a violation.

NHskier · 06-26-2018, 09:58 PM

We were in Alton Bay and saw it banking up after coming across the lake. 4 engines, so my guess is it was a C130.

ApS · 06-27-2018, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Major

I'm sorry, I meant that the subject of planes flying low over Center Harbor has been covered before in other threads. Apparently it is a popular spot.

I see the same thing almost daily in Florida, but it's a Beech Bonanza V-tail buzzing an area of residences. Maybe it's to announce an arrival, with a 30-minute drive from the nearest airport. A "Make me a sandwich" buzzing?

I suspect the C-130 pilot knows somebody in Center Harbor, and is buzzing them—partly "legally".

It was either Monday or Tuesday when I heard a C-130. He was flying low over Mirror Lake. Distinctive sounds—coming and going.

First flown in 1954, 2,500 had been built by 2015. (Wikipedia)

Here's what a C-130 Hercules looks like on the ground. (Photo courtesy of FlightAware):

bostique · 06-28-2018, 09:23 AM

I happened to catch a video of the two planes. Video is from near the east end of Sally's Gut looking north as they headed toward Center Harbor & Long Island. The 1st plane came very low down the channel directly over me, then swooped up and banked hard, but it took me a minute before I could get my camera out.

https://youtu.be/NMM6IMLluZw

ITD · 06-28-2018, 03:33 PM

I doubt it was at 200 feet, they are big so they look lower than the are. There is an MOA that bumps up against Center Harbor to the north and west. They fly missions there, used to be A10s flying around, I haven't seen them in a few years around the lake, but I did see 6 of them at Pease a few months ago. That's the sound of freedom.

8gv · 06-28-2018, 10:05 PM

When I was regularly flying from Ellington CT to Laconia the route took me directly over Westover in Chicopee MA. The C130's (131's?) flew the pattern there on Tuesdays and Thursday.

I flew over them. Due to their size, they seemed to be nearly motionless below me.

Slickcraft · 07-10-2018, 08:11 PM

Two C-130's just went over Welch, 300' to 400' or more up as a WAG. ANG training I assume. Not all that quiet!

06-26-2018, 01:38 PM	#1
rsmlp Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 504 Thanks: 5 Thanked 173 Times in 90 Posts	what was THAT? twin prop military plane just flew over LI at maybe 200 ft AGL. freakin house shook!

06-26-2018, 02:00 PM	#4
Beauport Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 30 Times in 7 Posts	Yikes I was driving past Center Harbor as it flew over. VERY low. Cool to see but I had to double take to be sure he pulled up!

06-26-2018, 02:02 PM	#5
Major Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Laconia Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 451 Thanked 1,038 Times in 435 Posts	Planes flying low I'm sorry, I meant that the subject of planes flying low over Center Harbor has been covered before in other threads. Apparently it is a popular spot.

06-26-2018, 02:06 PM	#6
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,974 Thanks: 80 Thanked 984 Times in 443 Posts	C-130 & derivatives all have 4 props/engines..... perhaps a V-22 Osprey? Attached Images __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

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LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,970 Thanks: 1,064 Thanked 912 Times in 539 Posts	I have seen them that low before... Training... usually once or twice a summer.... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

06-26-2018, 04:00 PM	#11
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,419 Thanks: 1,664 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Yup...wife and I saw a pair of them last week (Thursday) they flew over us at low altitude one on each side. We were crossing the broads headed toward the Wiers and they flew low over Welch toward Meredith then circled back over Center Harbor.

06-26-2018, 09:02 PM	#12
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,191 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	If it flew over Long Island at 200' AGL that is a violation.

06-26-2018, 09:58 PM	#13
NHskier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 298 Thanks: 45 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	We were in Alton Bay and saw it banking up after coming across the lake. 4 engines, so my guess is it was a C130. __________________ NHskier

06-28-2018, 09:23 AM	#15
bostique Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 19 Thanks: 87 Thanked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Video of the 2 military planes that day I happened to catch a video of the two planes. Video is from near the east end of Sally's Gut looking north as they headed toward Center Harbor & Long Island. The 1st plane came very low down the channel directly over me, then swooped up and banked hard, but it took me a minute before I could get my camera out. https://youtu.be/NMM6IMLluZw Last edited by bostique; 07-01-2018 at 07:36 AM.

06-28-2018, 03:33 PM	#16
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	I doubt it was at 200 feet, they are big so they look lower than the are. There is an MOA that bumps up against Center Harbor to the north and west. They fly missions there, used to be A10s flying around, I haven't seen them in a few years around the lake, but I did see 6 of them at Pease a few months ago. That's the sound of freedom.

06-28-2018, 10:05 PM	#17
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,191 Thanks: 63 Thanked 764 Times in 497 Posts	When I was regularly flying from Ellington CT to Laconia the route took me directly over Westover in Chicopee MA. The C130's (131's?) flew the pattern there on Tuesdays and Thursday. I flew over them. Due to their size, they seemed to be nearly motionless below me.

07-10-2018, 08:11 PM	#18
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,384 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	Two C-130's just went over Welch, 300' to 400' or more up as a WAG. ANG training I assume. Not all that quiet!