lookinforwalleye Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 Out on the stratos this evening and two military helicopters swooped in from the north just over the tops of the trees very low right over my boat low enough to see the co pilot wave. I thought they were attacking...Lol Pretty cool to see.
bigugli Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 Nothing like a little low level training time to get the locals excited. It really gets exciting when a Herc does a tree top run to deliver the Paras for a wargame exercise.
cheaptackle Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 For a few years they were Bivouacing for a week or so in the field behind Lake Dalrymple Resort and practicing landings on the lake - let's just say my trolling pattern was changed for a while - both for watching and getting out of the way! One chopper with floats came in like a bushplane skimming along for a bit, I was in a 12' tinny and not too sure he saw me, I swear if I hadn't turned a bit I'd have been under the main rotor. Fun part was when I was talking to my neighbour on his base station from my truck on the CB - they broke in on us demanding ID, position, vehicle type etc - I asked them what they were doing on the citizen's band (that's the PG version) and they got real quiet all of a sudden! It's always amazing to watch though - two flew over where I was working this afternoon (Uptergrove east of Orillia) and I suspect they may have been the same ones you spotted on Dalrymple. Michael
Old Ironmaker Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 Living on the shoreline of Erie we are always getting flybys by all sorts of aircraft. They use the shoreline like a roadway, easy to follow the shore I guess. The best is when there is an airshow and they head back to the states. As the Canadian Warplane Museum is only about 40 minutes away the Lancaster Bomber and other vintage warplanes fly by regularly, you sure know when the old gals are coming, talk about loud, we love it.
lookinforwalleye Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Posted October 9, 2013 Saw the Lancaster flyby the AYC in Toronto she was loud and a incredible sight.
steelhead75 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 well you know what the rarest bird sighting in canada is , A SEA KING HELICOPTER CAUSE THE NEVER FLY . definetly sea the lancaster 6-8 times a year seems like they fly over me in peacock point. where you at ironmaker
bigugli Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) Living on the shoreline of Erie we are always getting flybys by all sorts of aircraft. They use the shoreline like a roadway, easy to follow the shore I guess. The best is when there is an airshow and they head back to the states. As the Canadian Warplane Museum is only about 40 minutes away the Lancaster Bomber and other vintage warplanes fly by regularly, you sure know when the old gals are coming, talk about loud, we love it.Nothing quite like the rumble and roar of RollsRoyce Merlins, or a Packard, engine. Then there is the drone from the P&W engine on the Harvard Trainer. Edited October 9, 2013 by bigugli
lew Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 Nothing like a little low level training time to get the locals excited. It really gets exciting when a Herc does a tree top run to deliver the Paras for a wargame exercise. Sometimes VERY low. Thought I was gonna lose some trees with this one
Headhunter Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 I used to see jet fighters flying down the French River as a kid... don't know if they still do that though... So many sightings while fishing BOQ that after a while, you don't even notice them! HH
nancur373 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 Sometimes VERY low. Thought I was gonna lose some trees with this one Hey Lew. Was this about a month or so ago? I was at the trailer on Pigeon and this guy came over the park very low. Scared the hell out of the wife lol. The kids and I went to the dock and watched the thing circle around the lake for about an hour. Pretty awesome. Once it was heading straight for our dock very low and flashed its lights. The kids thought it was so cool.
4x4bassin Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 I live just on the west side of Base Borden and see them training quite often in the Griffons just behind my house . There training seems to take them down the two river valleys in my area (Pine & Boyne) and some days they are just over the tree tops , pretty impressive stuff .
lookinforwalleye Posted October 9, 2013 Author Report Posted October 9, 2013 Sometimes VERY low. Thought I was gonna lose some trees with this one I saw that bird aswell Lew a few years ago up on Limerick lake came in very low over the tree tops...cool sight.
DRIFTER_016 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 I like it when the F18's are flying out of the airport here in Yellowknife. The Herc's are always around doing something here but nothing sounds like a jet fighter taking off.
lew Posted October 9, 2013 Report Posted October 9, 2013 Hey Lew. Was this about a month or so ago? Nope, it was maybe 2 years ago. There was some sort of military awards program down in Peterboro about 15 miles to the south of me. This guy was gonna do a low fly past and was just marking time up here until it was his turn to go. There's a Herc that flies over head pretty well every day heading west then comes back again in the evening. I spose he's on a regular milk run from Trenton.
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