Helicopters Overhead

[White 110]

Sorry if it's already been asked but does anyone have any idea what's happening out there tonight???

In the western suburbs of Brisbane it's like world war three has started - helicopters flying over our house all night. The whole place is shaking.

There appears to be three or four of them flying without lights on in formation?

Should I start digging an air raid shelter or what???

[V8Ian]

Sorry if it's already been asked but does anyone have any idea what's happening out there tonight???

In the western suburbs of Brisbane it's like world war three has started - helicopters flying over our house all night. The whole place is shaking.

There appears to be three or four of them flying without lights on in formation?

Should I start digging an air raid shelter or what???
Blackhawk excersizes, about a week left to go.

[weeds]

start digging...run for your life

[White 110]

Are we in danger of attack from someone or something??

I'd start digging if I thought the house was going to last another week from all the vibration as they pass overhead.

Can't they find a quiet hill to practice attacking rather then Mt Coot Tha?

[LandyAndy]

Launch a surface to air missile to see if they are paying attention:cool::cool::cool:.
Andrew

[White 110]

All gone quiet - must be time for bed or they have gone to "attack" somewhere more threatening than Mt Coot Tha!!

[Cap]

Looking for escaped crim? Or possibly for an AULRO member who has not used the spell checker? :p

[Blknight.aus]

nahh, they know where I live...

[Hall]

It`s fire season down here in Vic and especially were I live in the Dandenong ranges just east of Melbourne.When its over 30 degrees it`s like Apocalypse now with helicopters buzzing around.Just need the smell of napalm in the morning.
Cheers Hall

[fraser130]

I know what you feel like, we had them a few weeks ago flying with no lights over melbourne.
I was a bit concerned with them flying over heavily populated areas (in this case inner-city Melb) on night excersizes - isn't that what they were doing when that horrible accident happened up north?

Fraser

[FenianEel]

I know what you feel like, we had them a few weeks ago flying with no lights over melbourne.
I was a bit concerned with them flying over heavily populated areas (in this case inner-city Melb) on night excersizes - isn't that what they were doing when that horrible accident happened up north?

Fraser
No, the accident was completely different training and situation, still SAS though.
And if that concerns you, you should go where they're going, then you'd have something to worry about.
You'd have more to worry about if they weren't around.
Been enjoying hearing and watching them all month.
They can fly, rotate and hover over my house all day and night if they wish. ;)

[twitchy]

Was watching them today while I was working at the RAAF base, they are a nice toy.
Will see them again tomorrow as I will be playing at the base again all day.

[fraser130]

No, the accident was completely different training and situation, still SAS though.
And if that concerns you, you should go where they're going, then you'd have something to worry about.
You'd have more to worry about if they weren't around.
Been enjoying hearing and watching them all month.
They can fly, rotate and hover over my house all day and night if they wish. ;)

I was only satating how I felt, and I was a little concerened (rightly or wrongly).
All I remember the media saying about the crash was "night excersizes" and that's what they were doing over melbourne!
I certainly have nothing but respect for the individuals in our armed forces, past and present, and I don't think I was in any way having a go at them - I'm sorry if you read it as such.

Perhaps a post along the lines of "No Fraser, you had nothing to worry about as the training they are doing are completely different........." would have had me feeling better.
:D

Cheers,

Fraser

[rockyroad]

The purpose of the black hawk training around Brisbane at the moment is purely for the pilots to gain experience flying around a big city. They have to get the experience from somewhere.

The 96 blackhwak accident near Townsville was more due to the pilots training with Night vision goggles which unfortunately aren't very good when it comes to depth perception ie: the other helicopter was closer than it appeared.

[CraigE]

We spent a month in the caravan park in Townsville along side the base many years ago. Got used to them. Came out one day and one was hovering 10-15metres above our van.:eek:

[Disco44]

start digging...run for your life

Incoming hey Kevin
John