Guess Who ?

[Reg Evans]

This guy is always dive bombing my house and dropping down just above the tree tops out in my view and disturbing my sound barrier.

[PatS....]

If you can see the tail number, you can google it and get his address (or at least the owner of the aircraft)

[1just4don]

Are you sure that isnt a spray plane???,,,and he is spraying a neighbor's field or pasture??? Cant see the spray booms from HERE ,but may be there!! Thats how they do it here,,,a few flip and crash every year.OR fly UNDER power lines!! They are SO low flying they catch the wheels on fences,tree tops or power lines!! Not alot of room for error at that height!!

[greg g]

Next time you hear him comming, get into your speedo and grab the lawn mower. Bet he/they won't be back around.........We have a 500 foot rule around here. If it persists just call the nearest control tower and ask to speak to the supervisor. Or contact your nearest Civil Air Patrol.

[PatS....]

It is a tail dragger, but spray planes are really strange looking ungainly contraptions usually, this looks like an old Cessna in that it's a pretty standard design.

And how many times a year would they spray the same area?

[Reg Evans]

Actually I know who it is. There's a clue in my earlier post. He's a neighbor and he likes to fly over his house which is near mine. Sometimes as he is pulling up out of one of his dives he's only about 100' above my roof.

[Plymouthy Adams]

I think the FAA might not take kindly to his endangering other residents in his fly over...one can express concern here and am sure this ritual would come to a screeching halt...most small aircraft pilots have really good skills and reaction time...calculated right up to that fatal impact...

[Reg Evans]

Hey....wouldn't that be something to get this famous pilot in trouble with the FAA.

[PatS....]

So, sound barrier was the clue?

Sorry, I missed that completely!!!

I guess if it's THAT famous pilot, it would be a treat to see him flying around the house!!!

He's gettin "up there" isn't he?

[PatS....]

Maybe get a 50 cal and start shooting to make him feel at home and keep his skills sharp!!!!!!

[Plymouthy Adams]

I don't have much use for that guy if it is CY I think you are referring to..reputation based on stupidity read the whole story...

[Reg Evans]

You got it! It's that test dummy Chuck Yeager. All the wrong stuff in my air space.

[55 Fargo]

Hey Reg, just down the road from me is the Saints Model Airplane Club and Field, there is always a plane there, they have weekend shows and one big hoo yah every June. Last year there was a model Jet, man could that thing motor, leave the exhaust trail just like the big ones and sounds the same also, appaently it can go pretty quik, even saw a model bi-plane with a jet engine on it, real cool stuff, but it's not my thing.

[Reg Evans]

I think I saw that one on You Tube. 20' + wing span .

I'm kinda liking the 50 caliber idea. Maybe throw a little flack up there too. He's so low I could just throw some old dodge parts up into his prop.

[greg g]

Hey Reg, rig up a potato cannon out of a piece of pcv pipe and your compressor. If you got a bit of acetylene you can add a bit of flame of the show. Put a couple of spuds across his path.

[Reg Evans]

Good idea Greg ! I don't have the parts to make a potato cannon but I could jack up the rear ends of all my old cars and jam a spud in each exhaust pipe. I'm sure I could enlist the help of some of the other irritated neighbors so we can fire them up all at once when we hear him acomin.

[PatS....]

Explain the dislike to a confused Canuck

[Reg Evans]

Well Pat.............The old codger flies over my house (way too low) about 3 times a week and he's always got the pedal to the metal to gain altitude to clear my house after diving down 200' into the valley (my local view)where he lives.

I guess I should just say to my adrenal gland......hey ....it's OK gland......he's a celebrity and an experienced test pilot.

[randroid]

Gents,

My Dad (Night Fighter Pilot, USMC) and his wingman broke the sound barrier over our house in 1958 to let us know he was home from a three-day hop. Shatterred glass for three square blocks, and when my brothers and I cheered our Mom became very stern and told us not to say a word about it to anyone. This is the first I've said about it in almost fifty years even though he has been MIA since 1960.

Reg, for how long does he impede your view for how many days a week? I'd say you've got bragging rights; if you're going to be impeded by anything anytime it may as well be by an aviation Icon, imho.

-Randy

[Reg Evans]

"Reg, for how long does he impede your view for how many days a week? I'd say you've got bragging rights; if you're going to be impeded by anything anytime it may as well be by an aviation Icon, imho."

Randy,

I do have to admit that the little yellow plane buzzing my house 2 or 3 times a week bothered me more until I discovered who was piloting it.

Sorry to hear about your father.

[Normspeed]

How come some of you don't like him? I probably missed something in the news? Test pilot, flew all kinds of experimental planes, astronaut, I thought he was OK.

[greg g]

Celebrity aside, if your neigbor was Boyd Cloddington and two or three times a week he did a burn out in his drive way either leaving of coming home, or if Peter Gilmour from Pink Floyd lived next door and practiced his loud guitar at 5:30 every AM, how would you feel about him/his activity. Kinda like your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins.

[1just4don]

There was a thread about this on another board. This spray plane pulled into spray a field. Planes dont take long to sray a field either. While he was there two neighbors called the field owner to complain and also the FAA. They told them to shut up and like it. This was in the Midwest and your rights may vary. They also said you dont own the air rights over your home,,,the plane wasnt doing ANYTHING wrong. Just doing his JOB. I doubt you can complain and get anybodies attention. Spray planes TRY not to disturb neighbors tho and when asked MAY be able to alter their pattern so as to NOT fly so close over somebodies house. BUT LEGALLY,,,they are in the right. I spect that is in place to keep idiots from shooting down every aircraft that flys over head,,,or someone to complain about living in an airport runway space. The ONLY difference betwen 10,000 feet and 100 feet is a matter of measurement. YOU could talk to him and get his view of the situation!! AND express your concerns!!

[Reg Evans]

Well in this case it's not a spray plane. He's out on a pleasure flight. In fact he just went over again as I am typing this.

[Normspeed]

Ahhh, that puts it into perspective. I might be ok with Gilmour but I'd be less patient with Boyd.

Celebrity aside, if your neigbor was Boyd Cloddington and two or three times a week he did a burn out in his drive way either leaving of coming home, or if Peter Gilmour from Pink Floyd lived next door and practiced his loud guitar at 5:30 every AM, how would you feel about him/his activity. Kinda like your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins.