August 02, 2023, 09:32 PM
selogicSmall Plane Flying a Strange Pattern
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Originally posted by Ogie:
Crop dusting.
Have you ever seen any actual crop dusting ?
August 02, 2023, 09:34 PM
AKSuperDuallyDefinitely chemtrails.
Hope he has air conditioning. That's miserable flying.
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August 02, 2023, 09:48 PM
VictimNoMoreMapping via photogrammetry, maybe some LiDAR mixed in with it as TatorTodd mentioned.
This is what I do for 6 weeks every year in the construction industry. Except I use drones and cover much smaller areas (less than 50-70 acres).
August 02, 2023, 10:08 PM
Ogiequote:
Originally posted by selogic:
quote:
Originally posted by Ogie:
Crop dusting.
Have you ever seen any actual crop dusting ?
Yes, around here they have been doing it for the last week or so. Why do you ask?
August 03, 2023, 12:33 AM
coloradohunter44I flew (babysat a new-be) in a C182 from KMCC ..Sacramento down the west side of the Sierras, over to Vegas, then Gallup New Mexico and back up to the Denver metro area. We were doing 5G mapping for an un-named client. Their are multiple reason for flights like that. We spent 2 days on that adventure.
August 03, 2023, 05:02 AM
GascanDrone flying, waaay to consistent of a flight pattern to be a plane.
August 03, 2023, 05:09 AM
sourdough44They put the track in the gps, likely then flown on auto-pilot, that’s why it looks so precise.
There are companies that hire pilots to do so, kinda an ‘entry level’.
Every loop can take a little ‘crab’, I would expect a little wind there. An autopilot would adjust heading for the precise ground track.
As to the actual reason for the ground mapping or analysis, don’t know without Google help.
August 03, 2023, 07:20 AM
mjlennonquote:
Originally posted by HRK:
quote:
Originally posted by ftttu:
It just landed at the Aurora Municipal Airport, and it is a 2000 Cessna 206H, registered(N423CM) to Bank of Utah Trustee SLC, UT, US (Corporation)
Below is a pic if anyone cares.
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/400/5/24480_1647738798.jpg
Looks like it's got some kind of equipment strapped to the bottom of the fuselage
Extended exhaust pipes.
August 03, 2023, 07:25 AM
selogicquote:
Originally posted by Ogie:
quote:
Originally posted by selogic:
quote:
Originally posted by Ogie:
Crop dusting.
Have you ever seen any actual crop dusting ?
Yes, around here they have been doing it for the last week or so. Why do you ask?
Look at the area that is covered . Too big to be a crop field .
August 03, 2023, 05:03 PM
Ogiequote:
Originally posted by selogic:
quote:
Originally posted by Ogie:
quote:
Originally posted by selogic:
quote:
Originally posted by Ogie:
Crop dusting.
Have you ever seen any actual crop dusting ?
Yes, around here they have been doing it for the last week or so. Why do you ask?
Look at the area that is covered . Too big to be a crop field .
I should have looked closer. Around here they seem to be flying just over the tree tops and power lines. It is pretty much the definition of a small plane flying a strange pattern.
August 04, 2023, 02:05 PM
arabiancowboyquote:
Originally posted by Gascan:
Drone flying, waaay to consistent of a flight pattern to be a plane.
Why would a drone be capable of a flight path more complicated or precise than a manned aircraft?
