Black/White EC-130 Orbiting Conyers??

[CapStar362]

anyone know anything about this? about 2PM i noticed a very slow moving @ APPX 3k Ft slowly moving into the conyers area, it then made about a 6 lap - 2-3 mile wide orbit around the area at the same alt, then left very slowly.... it had me curious.


the bird was looking like a EC-130 and was mostly white except for a black band just forward of the tail planes, and just aft of the start of the tail boom


GOV Bird? i couldnt think enough to grab my E500 with its telephoto lens and snap a picture of it

 

[b7spectra]

Possibly something out of Warner Robins?

 

[CapStar362]

it did leave to the south.... so thats a possibility. came in from the west, orbited clockwise 6 laps and then left to the south

 

[b7spectra]

Thank God I had my aluminum foil hat on!

 

[CapStar362]

heheheheh

 

[SCPD]

I can tell you it wasn't me flying over Conyers, but wish it was! Could have been an aerial photography flight or just someone out flying some friends around. I understand there is a businessman in Griffin that owns either an EC-130 or 135. Also, I hear a new Army helicopter unit will be based at Dobbins soon and it will be equipped with about five EC-135s. Now that will be neat!

 

[b7spectra]

Are they going to be moving a EC-135 squadron here from somewhere? I know they Army Guard took over the NAS side (they are building a huge new building) so I guess having a helicopter unit at the Guard headquarters sounds about right.

Sure will be glad Dobbins getting more tenants. Watching the C-130's and once in a while seeing an F-22 fly by gets old fast.

 

[SCPD]

New Helicopter Unit at DARB

Not sure if this is a unit being moved from another location or if they are splitting an existing unit into two groups and sending part of it here or just starting up a new unit, but will see what I can find out. I believe the unit will also have several BlackHawks too, so this will definitely increase the air traffic around DARB a little bit. I saw a small yellow R22 fly over MPD HQ today around 1300 hours at low level going toward the Kennestone Hospital area possibly transitioning up to McCollum. The wind blowing out of the southwest was causing the entire fuselage to sway back and forth pretty good, but that isn't unusual for an R22. I understand the new unit will be housed one or both of the large hangars formerly occupied by NAS Atlanta.

 

[rmiller818]

Are they going to be moving a EC-135 squadron here from somewhere? I know they Army Guard took over the NAS side (they are building a huge new building) so I guess having a helicopter unit at the Guard headquarters sounds about right.

Sure will be glad Dobbins getting more tenants. Watching the C-130's and once in a while seeing an F-22 fly by gets old fast.

Hehe, Even McCollum gets an occasional F-18 along with a variety of Marine choppers.

 

[CapStar362]

oh god, please dont remind me of R22's and mid-high level winds. i trained in a 22 till i moved up to a 206 and then finally a 212. was supposed to goto a SA-365C1 but i dropped into the Computer world

 

[b7spectra]

F/A 18 shows up at McCollum? I would figure PDK for the contracts with BP.

 

[rmiller818]

F/A 18 shows up at McCollum? I would figure PDK for the contracts with BP.

They get a free meal at the restaurant.

 

[big_irish_99]

I live in Cedar Bluff, AL on Weiss Lake and Monday-Saturday c-130s fly over my house some times during the day sometimes during the nights some times they are low enough to rattle stuff off my walls others they are high up, and its not tin foil that repales signals remeber its Armadillo helmetsthatwork the best lol

 

[rmiller818]

I live in Cedar Bluff, AL on Weiss Lake and Monday-Saturday c-130s fly over my house some times during the day sometimes during the nights some times they are low enough to rattle stuff off my walls others they are high up, and its not tin foil that repales signals remeber its Armadillo helmetsthatwork the best lol

Ah, Weiss lake, flown over that many times going to Centre. Lockheed Martin does flight testing of C-130s and F-22s over the lake.

 

[big_irish_99]

Yeah its 1 of the very few cool things here ive seen alot of military aircraft Jets, Choppers, MV-22s, F-18s, F-22s, ospreys, hornets and raptors oh my

 

[CapStar362]

those freaking MV-22 Osprey's are LOUD