Military planes/helicopters flying over havasu

[MooreMoney]

I’ve never seen so much military action in havasu. The past week has been busy with Hughes, Apaches, twin blade transport, and albatross flying really low. I have a video of the big transport twin blade helicopters flying over the refuge about 150 feet.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yesterday we had a C7 out here Flying real low, and that's a big m F'r for our podunk area.

 

[Wizard29]

Yesterday we had a C7 out here Flying real low, and that's a big m F'r for our podunk area.

I think you mean C17 or C5.

 

[Amy@Team RDP]

I saw the helicopters flying out today following the river south. Always gives me goosebumps to see the power of our military.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Twin blade transport = Chinook. They are pretty vintage by now.

National Guard training day?

 

[monkeyswrench]

I think you mean C17 or C5.

No, it was a corvette

I believe it was a C17, vertical wingtips? Not quite the XXL version, but we haven't had anything quite that big for a while here.

 

[PlanB]

A couple of weeks ago there was a MI-24 Hind flying over the channel. Weird to see Soviet hardware making a low pass over the water.

 

[dspracing]

Ton of activity over the refuge recently.

 

[PlanB]

^^^ Those are Apaches. Maybe from NTC?

 

[Wheeler]

Yesterday we had a C7 out here Flying real low, and that's a big m F'r for our podunk area.

the C-7 Caribou. is really cool!

 

[Wizard29]

No, it was a corvette

I believe it was a C17, vertical wingtips? Not quite the XXL version, but we haven't had anything quite that big for a while here.

Yeah, most likely a C17. The C5 is bigger and not as nimble as the C17 so it doesn't often get flown as low and as "aggressively" as the C17.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yeah, most likely a C17. The C5 is bigger and not as nimble as the C17 so it doesn't often get flown as low and as "aggressively" as the C17.

This was pretty aggressive for a boxcar. Some pics on FB with it and cows...and the cows weren't flying.

 

[monkeyswrench]

A couple of weeks ago there was a MI-24 Hind flying over the channel. Weird to see Soviet hardware making a low pass over the water.

Isn't he a local out there?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Saw 4 of them lift of yesterday as we rolled past the airport after 700 miles. I tipped my hat back at them for the nice gesture.

 

[DLC]

Mercia!

 

[PlanB]

Isn't he a local out there?

I don't know. It's the first time I have seen it.

 

[PDQH2O]

simplest way to identify while in flight is that the C17 has winglets pointing up, while the larger C5 does not.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

A couple of weeks ago there was a MI-24 Hind flying over the channel. Weird to see Soviet hardware making a low pass over the water.

Wolverines!

 

[Nordie]

Nellis has been super active lately, they've been flying at all hours of the day.

 

[USMC2010]

Nellis, Luke and MCAS Yuma make a nice triangle.

 

[mjc]

Yes he is. I forget his name has a hanger with a bunch od bitchen stuff in it.

Isn't he a local out there?

 

[mjc]

Havasu has a contract to refuel military aircraft and they stop for lunch.

 

[Spudsbud]

Low flying militarty aircraft ?......
Paging Amy, (Joel) to the white courtesy phone please.
We love her salutes !!

 

[X-rated]

Was shooting at the Arizona State Trap Championships in Tucson last week. In years past we would see hundreds of A-10 tank busters doing low level stuff all day and most of the night. Hadnt seen them at all for the last 3-4 years. This year they were back! every day watched them doin fly by’s wondering WTF is going on.

 

[Joe mama]

Last week I was in fall brook and lots going on as well. Some of the blast made me feel we were in war time.

 

[MK1MOD0]

There is definitely a big exercise going on. I was on the 8 yesterday and a bunch of USMC convoys heading towards the desert.

 

[PaPaG]

Almost every Thursday we get 2 or 3 Apaches or an Apache and Chinook fly over the river, Saturday April 1st is the Air Show in Laughlin/Bullhead airport so that may be the cause of the increased activity over the norm. Last week we had 2 fighter jets buzz the river it was AMAZING.....Cool to see either way.

 

[Orange Juice]

Training to finish off Putin.

 

[77hallett]

It’s spring time guys, which calls for better flying weather. Squadrons get behind on their flying hour programs during the winter months and need to catch back up. Red Flag is currently going on at Nellis. There’s an AR track on the California side of the lake that is constantly used. There’s also a DZ that’s used on the airfield in Blythe as well as Parker by numerous military and government entities.

 

[Orange Juice]

 

[stephenkatsea]

C17s are amazing. Living in Camarillo we were beneath the Pt Mugu approach. Called my wife before we departed Hickman AFB HI and told her we’d be flying over our house in x amount of hrs. She said, all kinds of planes fly over our house going to Mugu. How will I know it’s you? I explained a C17 was massive, she’d know. When we approached Mugu from offshore, we didn’t even get to the 101 fwy. He put that aircraft in a tight turn U-turn over the farm fields and immediately landed. We never even got close to Camarillo.

 

[4Waters]

Aircraft sightings over cities and neighborhoods could be due to training, transport, reconnaissance, combat, or evacuation.

No shit, they do those things!