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Post by sawdy on Aug 23, 2017 11:58:40 GMT -6
I live in Alberta and have just had 5 jets fly westward/nw over my home. They never fly low anymore.
The cfb cold lake base is 2 hours east of me.
Something is happening right now.
Please pray.
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Post by sawdy on Aug 23, 2017 12:01:19 GMT -6
In all the years I have lived here (10), they haven't flown so low. My husband used to tell me stories of how they would fly low and scare his cows. People got mad, so they were not allowed to do that. They were flying low today.
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Post by brad on Aug 23, 2017 12:51:34 GMT -6
Fighter jets Sawdy? flying low and fast? how many?
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Post by whatif on Aug 23, 2017 18:32:50 GMT -6
I'll be praying, sawdy! Let us know when you have any updates!
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Post by cwood85 on Aug 23, 2017 19:08:59 GMT -6
Nothing in the news, yet. However sanctions against NK have been extended today from the US. China and Russia not happy about it. Would the jets possibly be part of the drills in SK?
Praying for you.
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Post by Natalie on Aug 23, 2017 20:30:10 GMT -6
I'll be praying for you, too. (My husband is going to be in Alberta next week.)
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Post by watchmanjim on Aug 24, 2017 0:15:09 GMT -6
A couple months ago we had a C-17 transport flying around unnaturally low in South Carolina, around the town of Rock Hill. Residents there were very frightened because they thought it was in trouble, about to crash or whatever. It rattled a lot of windows and nerves, and then left the area. Turns out it was practicing low-level flying, but why there, wasn't well explained.
I feel bad for anybody in the military of any country right now--these are very difficult times, and if a person doesn't know the Lord, it will be the end for most of them within the next few years.
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Post by yardstick on Aug 24, 2017 9:18:08 GMT -6
Three reasons for aircraft to fly low:
1. mechanical trouble - going to crash
2. practice - flying 'on the deck' for combat maneuvers
3. surreptitious movement (secret redistribution of forces)
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Post by watchmanjim on Aug 24, 2017 9:29:01 GMT -6
Yes you're right, yardstick, but it's only secret for a short while if you fly over people who report it!
A couple more reasons jets can fly low--
4. Take-off and landing (not the case here evidently)
5. Actual combat maneuvers (also not the case here).
To explain more of what you said about surreptitious movement, aircraft flying at low altitude can avoid radar detection in many cases. The radar signals are blocked by the ground and must be in "line-of-sight" with the aircraft, that is, no physical objects may be in the way, or they will block the view of the aircraft to the radar. The radar signals are blocked either by uneven terrain or by the curvature of the earth, or both. The higher a plane is above the terrain, the easier it is for radar to spot.
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Post by yardstick on Aug 24, 2017 10:57:40 GMT -6
Yes you're right, yardstick, but it's only secret for a short while if you fly over people who report it! A couple more reasons jets can fly low-- 4. Take-off and landing (not the case here evidently) 5. Actual combat maneuvers (also not the case here). To explain more of what you said about surreptitious movement, aircraft flying at low altitude can avoid radar detection in many cases. The radar signals are blocked by the ground and must be in "line-of-sight" with the aircraft, that is, no physical objects may be in the way, or they will block the view of the aircraft to the radar. The radar signals are blocked either by uneven terrain or by the curvature of the earth, or both. The higher a plane is above the terrain, the easier it is for radar to spot. Chances are the people reporting it in Canada, are not reporting it to a foreign government (although it is not out of the question). |
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Post by tiffanybw on Aug 24, 2017 12:10:43 GMT -6
Since we have been here at the beach in SC I've noticed lots and lots of helicopters. Black one and brown ones, seems like they are going back and forth all the time, to where I have no idea. Haven't seen yet this year, but in previous years have seen military airplanes, like the really fancy kind... jets I guess... flying over very low.
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Post by socalexile on Aug 24, 2017 15:13:39 GMT -6
Since we have been here at the beach in SC I've noticed lots and lots of helicopters. Black one and brown ones, seems like they are going back and forth all the time, to where I have no idea. Haven't seen yet this year, but in previous years have seen military airplanes, like the really fancy kind... jets I guess... flying over very low. All military helicopters are black - and US Customs also uses black military helicopters. Likely there is training going on, and depending where you are at, it could be training at Camp Lejune (NC/SC border) or MCRD Parris Island or MCAS Beaufort in the south near the GA border. It could also be National Guard training. Don't get spun-up over trains carrying armored vehicles or things like that. The US Army is the 2nd largest employer in the nation, and there is always someone going to training centers in Southern California, Louisiana, and elsewhere. I can't speak for Alberta, but the Canadian military does train in that province. |
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Post by tiffanybw on Aug 24, 2017 15:23:56 GMT -6
Since we have been here at the beach in SC I've noticed lots and lots of helicopters. Black one and brown ones, seems like they are going back and forth all the time, to where I have no idea. Haven't seen yet this year, but in previous years have seen military airplanes, like the really fancy kind... jets I guess... flying over very low. All military helicopters are black - and US Customs also uses black military helicopters. Likely there is training going on, and depending where you are at, it could be training at Camp Lejune (NC/SC border) or MCRD Parris Island or MCAS Beaufort in the south near the GA border. It could also be National Guard training. Don't get spun-up over trains carrying armored vehicles or things like that. The US Army is the 2nd largest employer in the nation, and there is always someone going to training centers in Southern California, Louisiana, and elsewhere. I can't speak for Alberta, but the Canadian military does train in that province. Thanks socialexile! I am not worried. And yep, right over the border of NC and in SC.  |
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Post by whatif on Aug 24, 2017 23:12:14 GMT -6
Since we have been here at the beach in SC I've noticed lots and lots of helicopters. Black one and brown ones, seems like they are going back and forth all the time, to where I have no idea. Haven't seen yet this year, but in previous years have seen military airplanes, like the really fancy kind... jets I guess... flying over very low. All military helicopters are black - and US Customs also uses black military helicopters. Is there any difference between the black ones and brownish green ones, socalexile? For a few weeks now, my husband and I have noticed a pair of very large, two-propeller-type (like one propeller in front and one at back) military helicopters flying over our part of the city. There is a National Guard base at our airport area, and almost every night before sunset these 2 giant helicopters are heading toward there. The noise from them is pretty awesome!
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Post by watchmanjim on Aug 24, 2017 23:56:15 GMT -6
Yeah, I was also thinking some of them are not black, but olive drab. That's the brownish green color you're referring too, and is one of the traditional colors that many military machines have been painted over the years, going back at least to World War II.
There are at least two different models of helicopters with the twin rotors, front and rear-- the CH-46 and CH-47.
CH-47 is operated by the Army:
CH-46 is operated by the Navy and Marines:
They look similar but have notable differences-- the Navy's CH-46 has 3-point tricycle landing gear, while the Army's CH-47 has 4-point landing gear.
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