Cascade Crew

chevymad · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: Unusual sight

Sorry didnt get pics.. but wondering if we're heading off to Korea right now or something. Was in the shower and all of a sudden there was a whole lot of chopper noise.. went on and on for several minutes.. I figured it was probably just a drug chopper searching the hills again, didnt think much of it. But I just stepped outside again and heard more choppers. Looked over the hill behind me and here comes a huge 4 prop military tanker plane flying very slow. Off and behind each wingtip are 2 huge choppers. The dual rotor kind. As they pulled over head I could see that each chopper was attached to the tanker with a refueling line. Once the aircraft were all past me you could see the huge search lights shining out the back of the plane. These things were flying very low and very slow. Pretty neat to see but now I'm wondering whats going on.

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject:

well im sure you've all heard that north korea did successfully detonate a nuclear bomb early this week. Scary I know
~JAKE

RSFreak · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject:

The duel rotor helicopter was more than likely an army Chinook. Even with in-flight refueling a Chinook helicopter does not have the range to reach Korea. You must live in a fairly remote area? That was probably a training exercise. BTW, the Chinook is a pre-Vietnam War era chopper that is used almost exclusively by special forces units today.

chevymad · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject:

Choppers have flown over twice more now. They fly low enough to shake the trailer. Didnt think they'd fly clear to Korea. But did wonder if they were either preparing to, or flying out to a ship or something.

Xophertony · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject:

check your barn for two guys trying to saw through there leg cuffs.

chevymad · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

Choppers twice more now. Alot of activity. You'd think they'd stop after dark.

alloy · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject:

Hey..........wanna get some real excitment, take about a 4" dia. 4 ft. long piece of pipe, put it over your shoulder, and aim it at the chopper. Bet after that you will have a "real" story to tell us Wink

chevymad · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject:

They're flying low enough I think a potshot with a deer rifle might wake somebody up. Actually.. flying that low around here, I wouldnt doubt somebody would do it.

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:21 pm Post subject:

We used to get a lot of that out here from McChord AFB, but they've pretty much shut it down. Seems about all the Air Force has to do anymore is train.

iansane · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject:

Hmm.... I'm suprised I didn't hear them go over. I was working not to far from there.

chevymad · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject:

Well they're out there flying around again tonight. Guess this must be their new training zone or something. Still wonder why they would do this here after dark.

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject:

Well for starters, they can see in the dark.

chevymad · Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject:

Ya.. but large choppers only a few hundred feet above your house at 9:30 at night isnt so nice.

JohnnyIROC-Z · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject:

Just so you all know half of LHD4's battle group is off the coast of north korea right now so ya never know what they are doing

RSFreak · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject:

Spec-Ops do alot of night training. Wink

rjmcgee · The Hammer Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 2328

They prolly got some satelite images in June during the Cows gathering.

Figure you started a terrorist training camp. Very Happy

Schultzy89GTA · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:

Chainsaw and Draino ride again!

-Schultzy

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:04 pm Post subject:

STEP INTO IT!!!!