SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6412|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
So I was sitting here enjoying my cereal when the sound of rotors slicing through the air came to my attention. I move to the window, and not 600 feet above me is a CH-149 Cormorant owned by the Canadian Forces doing a circling approach. It passes overhead once, I can clearly see the tail ramp lowered and the soldiers inside. House is shacking like nuts as it passes overhead. I scramble for my camera and winter gear, grab my pilot license and run outside.
I talked to the guys once they landed, pilot is from here and they came to get lunch XD

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0825.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0828.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0829.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0833.jpg

I'll try to get a video of it taking off later, nice little morning so far.

Last edited by SplinterStrike (2009-12-11 08:19:08)

Bevo
Nah
+718|6521|Austin, Texas
cool
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6780|Great Brown North
Aries_37
arrivederci frog
+368|6576|London

Bevo wrote:

cool
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6454|The Twilight Zone
Is this the presidential transporter? Must be, the camo is amazing.
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6412|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
It's Search and Rescue, likely from the 413th in Greenwood, N-S.

Two Three more pics that turned out nicely.

https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0835.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0831.jpg
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/100_0834.jpg

Last edited by SplinterStrike (2009-12-11 08:37:09)

13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6498

What Have You Done Now? :p j/k

*edit; stupid capslock
Phatmatt
Vroom Vroom
+298|6190|Canada

Well they searched and rescued their lunch that's for sure.

Last edited by Phatmatt (2009-12-11 08:38:11)

.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6454|The Twilight Zone
Looks nice. Now I'm thinking of buying one.
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
jord
Member
+2,382|6679|The North, beyond the wall.
I keep reading it as Coconut landed in my backyard...

Did you get to fly it then with your pilots credentials on hand?
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6412|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
No, I'm not rated for rotary wings, especially not turbine powered ones XD

It did however let me get onboard it and get a tour.
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|6739|Toronto | Canada

Why did they come to your house?
Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|6757|Scotland

I thought you meant the bird.... I was disappointed.
SonderKommando
Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....
+564|6660|The darkside of Denver
Yeah, why does the Canadian military just land in your backyard? what was the purpose, lol.  Awesome none the less though!
Roger Lesboules
Ah ben tabarnak!
+316|6578|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!
You know, when you really gotta eat...
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6780|Great Brown North
splinter where in Canada are you?
N00bkilla55404
Voices are calling...
+136|5932|Somewhere out in Space
maritard by the looks.
krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6780|Great Brown North
well it's better than being from Quebec
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6412|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

SonderKommando wrote:

Yeah, why does the Canadian military just land in your backyard? what was the purpose, lol.  Awesome none the less though!

Winston_Churchill wrote:

Why did they come to your house?
Not my house per se, pilot is from here, they came for lunch.

krazed wrote:

splinter where in Canada are you?
Shediac, New Brunswick. If you don't know where my town is, im just east of Moncton.
N00bkilla55404
Voices are calling...
+136|5932|Somewhere out in Space
called it
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6412|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
Maritimes are awesome

Also, video:


Facemask was needed, that things sprays snow like a monster.
-CARNIFEX-[LOC]
Da Blooze
+111|6654
Wow and I thought it was cool when an Apache flew 150 feet over UMKC.  That's pretty awesome dude.
https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/12516/Bitch%20Hunter%20Sig.jpg
Dauntless
Admin
+2,249|6743|London

That rotor isn't spinning very fast, it's amazing it takes off...

https://imgur.com/kXTNQ8D.png
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6412|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:

Wow and I thought it was cool when an Apache flew 150 feet over UMKC.  That's pretty awesome dude.
I'd love to see that

Dauntless wrote:

That rotor isn't spinning very fast, it's amazing it takes off...

It's a camera illusion, it's actually very hard to see with the naked eye. You can see the circle it creates though, especially with the yellowed tips.

Last edited by SplinterStrike (2009-12-11 09:49:15)

krazed
Admiral of the Bathtub
+619|6780|Great Brown North

SplinterStrike wrote:

krazed wrote:

splinter where in Canada are you?
Shediac, New Brunswick. If you don't know where my town is, im just east of Moncton.
i know where it is, i'm in saint john

Board footer

Privacy Policy - © 2024 Jeff Minard