Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] OT: My Day for The Unusual...

[Mike Hardester <DX4EVR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Uhhh, Bert,

         If you happen to be in the vicinity of Jacksonville (that's 
in NC), drop by -- I'll show ya ALL the Osprey's you can take film of :-) !

         Mike - In the unofficial flight path of New River MCAS

At 12:55 PM 1/15/2006 -0500, Ira Elbert New, III wrote:
>     I was outside feeding my dog about an hour ago and as I was 
> walking through my yard cleaning up some debris from the wind 
> yesterday, I could hear the sound of a helicopter or two off to the 
> north near Athens, GA. I never saw anything, but the noise was 
> unmistakable. I did see a C-130 Hercules heading to the north, but 
> that's no big deal as I see them all the time. I kept walking 
> around, but I saw nothing. However, the noise remained. Just as I 
> was getting ready to walk inside, I looked to the west and there it 
> was. At first it looked like a Sikorsky Skycrane or maybe a CH-46. 
> Then it turned to the east and it turned out to be a V-22 Osprey! 
> It was beautiful in the morning sky as it turned to the north. I 
> ran inside to get a camera as I never see these outside of 
> airshows. As luck would have it, when I got to the front yard with 
> a camera, the tape was full. All I could do was watch it fly off to 
> the north. Oh well...maybe again some day.
>
>Bert New
>Watkinsville, Georgia
>Proudly Serving You Since 1964!


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