MOHP Troop A speed trap on I-70

[scanrrman]

It's 7:03 Saturday morning. I just got home from overnight shift and of course listening. Highway patrol is doing speed traps via aircraft on I-70 in between Odessa and Bates City in Lafayette County. Lil' cessna cruisin back and forth calling out the speeds. Its so cool there flying right over my house. Highway is about 2 blocks north of my house. This is so cool!!! Pulled out the binoculars and the cessna doesn't have MO highway patrol markings?? Why not????? Awesome!

 

[scanrrman]

Clocked one guy at 104 Mph!!!! :shock: Ouch, someone's wallet and record is gonna be hurting after today!!!
I was looking at MSHP home page and went to the news section and they post info about dui checkpoints and things like that in advance to let people know i guess. Would they have posted something about this speed enforcement today?

 

[phillip3225]

They did the same thing down here in Taney County. Your right its neat listening to them call in speed and lane changing violations.

 

[KCrADIOgEEK]

:idea: Don't know if you listen to 42.000 much, but I hear alot of
Troop A car-to-car comms there. Some of it can be rather amusing......

Usually checking to see who wants to eat where, but sometimes it
better stuff than that.

 

[KCrADIOgEEK]

MSHP Aircraft Division

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/AD/index.html

 

[crayon]

Pulled out the binoculars and the cessna doesn't have MO highway patrol markings?? Why not????? Awesome!

All of the fixed wing aircraft MSHP that I have fueled do not have markings. The clue is in the tail number. MSHP aircraft end with MP.

Dunno about the helios. Using the above link:

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/AD/index.html

The Patrol fleet consists of two twin engine airplanes,

N116MP - Beech 65
N2MP - Beech A200

eight single engine airplanes,

I could only find six ...

N79MP - Cessna 182T
N873MP - Cessna 182R
N92MP - Cessna 210N
N94MP - Cessna 182S
N95MP - Cessna 182R
N97MP - Cessna 182R

and six helicopters.

I found twelve. Go figure ..

N177MP - Bell OH-58A
N280MP - Bell OH-58A
N281MP - Bell OH-58A
N282MP - Bell OH-58A
N283MP - Bell OH-58A
N284MP - Bell OH-58A
N286MP - Bell OH-58A
N288MP - Bell OH-58A
N383F - McDonnell Douglas 369E
N60MP - Bell OH-58A
N96MP - Bell 206B
N98MP - Huges 396A

 

[scanrrman]

I actually sat out looking with my binoculars to grab the tail # cause my dad's a private pilot and he can get that kind of info. Couldn't really get a good angle on it. It kept flying right overhead. I didn't feel like jumping in the car and parkin somewhere and someone seeing my staring at this aircraft w/ bnoculars. Didn't want to start anything knowing how things are nowadays and all. I'm pretty sure it was the N94 or N95MP Cessna that I saw. When do they use the helo's? What for? How often do they do speed traps in every zone?