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>> You know, actually I like seeing them and I love watching military planes but now days. With things the way they are I have to feel somewhat uneasy when I see them flying over my home.
@2013Breakout:
Funny in my house Hubs and I run outside to see!! They weren't Apaches. There's an airport up in Conroe that has National Guard- that and Ellington. No reason to be paranoid- trust me on that. They just fulfilling their training- that's a good thing. Super cool.
They coolest/ weird thing I ever saw was 3 Hughies flying at night with NO lights at all. Texted dh- not sure how they managed to pull that off but hubs said they have do some no light training. Must have been a coordinated effort- there was no commercial fights for about 20 minutes
@Jpgurl:
Saw a chalk of 5 fly over Magnolia this morning.  Most likely the same ones.  They were definitely UH60 Blackhawks and definitely Army (probably National Guard).  As far as night flight without any lights, flying with night vision goggles (NVGs) is a standard skill taught to all Army rotor-wing pilots in basic tactics.  There are always two pilots in all military helicopters (since the retiring of the OH58 Kiowa) and when they're flying with NVGs only one will have them on.  That way if there's a sudden burst of light, both aren't temporarily blinded. Source:  Former Army aviator, US Army Rotor Wing Class 88-01. Â
@shodan66:
Thnx for the info!! Every once in a blue moon the big Ol Chinooks will come out to play. That get hubs to reminiscing about his days in the Army in Germany and using his helmet as a bucket 😱. He has always had motion sickness. Those Chinnoks are something to see!! For watching aircraft this is a nice place to be. But being 50 miles from Wright Patterson AFB didn't suck either...
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