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bdcheung
05-17-2013, 06:31 PM
Any idea what's in the two pods (front and bottom)? The helicopter took off pretty quickly after I started taking pictures.

http://i.imgur.com/u0oHVEB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/KtH9JNg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gwCR7V5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aIVVVbG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/42YGYUk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/J9deGFd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Gloipgu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2V8ZdQB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vyhvXGn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wlZl4mF.jpg
bdcheung
05-17-2013, 06:35 PM
also... i need to clean my polarizing filter.
GJM
05-17-2013, 06:50 PM
news Bell Long ranger with a WESCAM camera system and microwave downlink to broadcast back to the station.
JDM
05-17-2013, 07:00 PM
news Bell Long ranger with a WESCAM camera system and microwave downlink to broadcast back to the station.

GJM, The title under your username is wrong. Should read "Aviation SME".
CCT125US
05-17-2013, 07:05 PM
Dude, "they" are onto you. Send all gun related items to me for proper storage. PM me and we can work out the details........
hufnagel
05-17-2013, 08:09 PM
if "they" are on to him, I say shoot first and ask questions later. :cool:
NEPAKevin
05-18-2013, 03:11 PM
The helicopter took off pretty quickly after I started taking pictures.


Coincidence? Or do people taking pictures not like having their pictures taken?

Its not like you blockaded your driveway and set tires on fire while the wife and kids fired RPGs into the air.
:)
cclaxton
05-18-2013, 03:44 PM
If you are in the Annandale area, then we may have heard/seen the same choppers. But this was at 10PM-1AM....very annoying....there should be a noise violation.

Just a couple of notes:

If they are part of a home invasion (sorry, no-knock subpoena I mean), then they don't usually hover right over the target's house because they are afraid of being shot at. They typically hover at a safe distance.

General Rule for Life: If you try to guess at someone's motivation for their behavior you will almost always be wrong. The only way to know for sure is to ask them yourself. i.e.-If the chopper moved after you took your pics, it probably has nothing to do with you taking pics. Call the police and complain and ask.

But if you need to stash some ammo, PM me. :cool:

CC
Tamara
05-19-2013, 05:28 PM
What GJM said. It's local TeeWee news: The air force of the Bavarian Illuminati.

If you ever see footage on the morning news when the chopper is in transit to a traffic pileup or anything, it'll have the camera locked to the rear for travel and you'll have a good view of the MW transmitter.

N98CL comes back to an NBC news chopper if you plug it into Google.
Al T.
05-19-2013, 09:15 PM
N98CL comes back to an NBC news chopper if you plug it into Google.

Brilliant. :cool:
GJM
05-19-2013, 09:23 PM
So if you want to know more about a particular aircraft, and know the "N" number:

http://report.myairplane.com
bdcheung
05-19-2013, 09:25 PM
So if you want to know more about a particular aircraft, and know the "N" number:

http://report.myairplane.com

At best, I could only guess at the tail number here. No idea how Tam deciphered it.
Sparks2112
05-20-2013, 02:01 AM
At best, I could only guess at the tail number here. No idea how Tam deciphered it.

She's smarter than most of us. ;)
Tamara
05-20-2013, 05:12 AM
At best, I could only guess at the tail number here. No idea how Tam deciphered it.

The bottom half of each digit can be seen in most of your photos. It's either N98CL or N96CL. The latter comes back to an airplane.