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re helicopters! I live in a high rise in Arlington, maybe 4 miles south of Pentagon, right next to 395. This is the main flight path for helos.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jun 20 '20, 17:46

They are not supposed to fly over residences so they follow the highway. I love helos. I love watching them. Many times a day they fly over. So, the HMX-1 unit owns all of the presidential helicopters. The majority are antique Seahawks. Some of them are UH1 Blackhawks, but in this unit they are renamed VH1 Whitehawks. They are smaller and can be folded to fit into the belly of the 747 AF One planes.

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I live a walk from McChord, have helos crossing often, including those big double rotor troop carriers, sometimes disgorging paratroops - zeitgeist Jun 20, 19:24
also I love helos! -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 17:47 10
- I love aircraft. I'll never fly in anything small, or a helicopter, but I love them still. You can walk through SAM 26000 - TWuG Jun 20, 17:50 9
  - If I should find myself there, I would love to do this. -- nm - loosilu Jun 20, 18:09
  - The plastic barriers don't help the crampedness. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 18:08
  - This was my ride from Nashville to Memphis for a meeting. 2 hours each way, flying low, we toured a couple of tornado sites. -- (pic) - loosilu Jun 20, 18:04 [Attachment] 6
    - Nope. I've heard helos described as ten thousand parts trying desperately to get as far from each other as possible. -- nm - TWuG Jun 20, 18:17 5
      - Physics also says they shouldn’t fly. -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 19:32 1
        
        I thought that was bumblebees. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 20, 20:26
      - I got to ride in one in Vegas. A+, would do it again. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 18:29
      - I got to ride in one a few years ago. It's pretty claustrophobic and gave me motion sickness. - Dark Callisto Jun 20, 18:27 1
        
        I always get motion sickness so I took bonine first. -- nm - loosilu Jun 21, 05:38

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re helicopters! I live in a high rise in Arlington, maybe 4 miles south of Pentagon, right next to 395. This is the main flight path for helos.

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