What do y’all think this plane is doing? - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:35 PM

Keeps doing the same thing over my house.
I am at the circle end.

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flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:36 PM

Maybe they don’t like my PACE conversations ��

lovemylegacy · 11-29-2022, 02:38 PM

Government work

Man · 11-29-2022, 02:39 PM

gathering intel from that circle end

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:39 PM

Lol �� dang it, I had a feeling my internet searches might come back to bite me.

TX_Kevin · 11-29-2022, 02:40 PM

Looks like they are memorizing Fort Hood.

jdg13 · 11-29-2022, 02:40 PM

They're flying LIDAR laser topographic imaging. They fly in a grid and shoot a laser every few feet to get elevations. We use it alot at work for surface modeling. That or you did something wrong and are good at hiding.

JustinJ · 11-29-2022, 02:42 PM

From Gamm Air (who the plane is registered to)

Quote:

Since 2005 Gamm Air has provided aerial acquisition to the mapping community.

Based in South Eastern Pennsylvania, we provide geospatial imagery from our two aircraft.

We offer 3 or 4 band imagery from industry standard Vexcel Sensors and Novatel GPS/IMUs.

We also maintain Leica RC30 film cameras to service clients with legacy workflows.

Quote:

Gamm Air is an experienced government contractor and is available to support prime contractors with their overflow and small business compliance needs.

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:44 PM

About to make another pass according to my app

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:45 PM

I figured it was something like mapping after I saw the above picture.
Or training of some sort.

SmTx · 11-29-2022, 02:45 PM

My buddy that does GIS does the same thing but uses drones.

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:46 PM

Broke his turn off and headed south this time

jdg13 · 11-29-2022, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmTx

My buddy that does GIS does the same thing but uses drones.

Our GIS guys just got drones. They get all the cool toys

Jefecinco · 11-29-2022, 02:47 PM

Been nice knowing you!

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jefecinco

Been nice knowing you!

Take my boy huntin buddy

Jefecinco · 11-29-2022, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flywise

Take my boy huntin buddy

Will do

HUNTNETIME · 11-29-2022, 02:54 PM

Any chemtrai...I mean, CONtrails?

Kingfisher789 · 11-29-2022, 02:56 PM

Training sir. Army training.

Landrover · 11-29-2022, 02:57 PM

How about pilot classes?

flywise · 11-29-2022, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HUNTNETIME

Any chemtrai...I mean, CONtrails?

They have advanced to the point you can’t see them anymore……..sneaky bass turds

DUKFVR · 11-29-2022, 03:00 PM

Take a few shots at them!!

tdwinklr · 11-29-2022, 03:05 PM

probably training flights.

flywise · 11-29-2022, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DUKFVR

Take a few shots at them!!

Well, they are about 6k feet so not sure it would do any good.

Drycreek3189 · 11-29-2022, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flywise

Well, they are about 6k feet so not sure it would do any good.

Get a bigger gun Fly !

C.Read · 11-29-2022, 03:16 PM

My best guess and I'm totally going out on a limb here but I think it's flying.

RifleBowPistol · 11-29-2022, 03:49 PM

I am curious how you found the flight info?

I know they do that for aerial mapping, and they also take pictures like that for various counties, for property tax purposes. Guadalupe County has a plane that flies over every winter, to take pictures for property tax purposes. They won’t start doing that, till December or January. They want as many leaves off of the trees as possible when they are taking pictures to base your property taxes on. They want to see as much as possible.
I would bet it’s aerial mapping for government purposes, since they are flying over a military base.

soldierarcher · 11-29-2022, 03:53 PM

I was stationed at Ft. Hood. They have 2 huge airports there, I am very surprised the Army let's someone fly so close to that base. We used to play some very serious war games on that post. In several games we had 3 branches of the military out there. F-16's were coming in dropping 500lb bomb's in one game. You would of thought it was the real deal.

MeBilly · 11-29-2022, 03:57 PM

Probably crop dusting

Pushbutton2 · 11-29-2022, 04:00 PM

Crop Duster

Bisch · 11-29-2022, 04:00 PM

You’re the pilot! You should know better than most any of us!!!!!!

Bisch

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TKC · 11-29-2022, 04:03 PM

Looks like the pilot is trying his best etch-a-sketch radar version of a male copulatory organ with the attachments?

jshouse · 11-29-2022, 04:03 PM

military the only way

Big pig · 11-29-2022, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TKC

Looks like the pilot is trying his best etch-a-sketch radar version of a male copulatory organ with the attachments?

Hahahaha!

flywise · 11-29-2022, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RifleBowPistol

I am curious how you found the flight info?

I know they do that for aerial mapping, and they also take pictures like that for various counties, for property tax purposes. Guadalupe County has a plane that flies over every winter, to take pictures for property tax purposes. They won’t start doing that, till December or January. They want as many leaves off of the trees as possible when they are taking pictures to base your property taxes on. They want to see as much as possible.
I would bet it’s aerial mapping for government purposes, since they are flying over a military base.

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flywise · 11-29-2022, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pushbutton2

Crop Duster

No crop duster at 6k feet or a cessna 310

flywise · 11-29-2022, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soldierarcher

I was stationed at Ft. Hood. They have 2 huge airports there, I am very surprised the Army let's someone fly so close to that base. We used to play some very serious war games on that post. In several games we had 3 branches of the military out there. F-16's were coming in dropping 500lb bomb's in one game. You would of thought it was the real deal.

There is a restricted area on Hood proper. This plane is outside that area and you can get clearance to over fly Hood at 3500 feet most of the time.

Mitchell8 · 11-29-2022, 04:49 PM

Appears it’s flying

PondPopper · 11-29-2022, 04:54 PM

Whatever he/she is doing it is apparent by the straightness of those lines that he/she has not been drinking!!!

Duckologist · 11-29-2022, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by C.Read

My best guess and I'm totally going out on a limb here but I think it's flying.

Finally

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Jon Stewart · 11-29-2022, 05:20 PM

training flights

rbsears · 11-29-2022, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ttaxidermy

Whatever he/she is doing it is apparent by the straightness of those lines that he/she has not been drinking!!!

Beat me to it. I was going to reply “some dang nice flying” to the op. I’ll add, he/she knows what they’re doing and Ft. Hood is well aware.

Abcdj · 11-29-2022, 06:15 PM

I would tell you

But, then I would have to kill ya

flywise · 11-29-2022, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abcdj

I would tell you

But, then I would have to kill ya

Box-R · 11-29-2022, 06:31 PM

A few years ago, I protested my property tax.
Williamson county whipped out some photos of my property to justify their evaluation.
The photos were very high resolution (you could tell which cow patties were old and which were fresh) and from 4 different angles.
They told me that they hire someone to fly a grid (hence the angles) over the entire county and take these pictures.

MisterB · 11-29-2022, 06:54 PM

Could be Spraying to kill cactus.. they did that a couple years ago on our lease. Landowner called us and asked us not to go down to the lease the week they were spraying.

Hogmauler · 11-29-2022, 07:20 PM

Mapping out land the Chinese can buy

GA Bowhunter · 11-29-2022, 08:04 PM

They were hired to find a big buck down.

DDH · 11-29-2022, 08:09 PM

Foil Hat Time!!!

Quackerbox · 11-29-2022, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bisch

You’re the pilot! You should know better than most any of us!!!!!!

Bisch

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Yes exactly

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Wits_End · 11-29-2022, 08:26 PM

Possibly radar testing

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11-29-2022, 02:35 PM	#1
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	What do y’all think this plane is doing? Keeps doing the same thing over my house. I am at the circle end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-29-2022, 04:00 PM	#30
Bisch Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sonora, Tx	What do y’all think this plane is doing? You’re the pilot! You should know better than most any of us!!!!!! Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by Bisch; 11-29-2022 at 04:04 PM.

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11-29-2022, 02:36 PM	#2
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	Maybe they don’t like my PACE conversations ��

11-29-2022, 02:38 PM	#3
lovemylegacy Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Buna, Tx Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo	Government work

11-29-2022, 02:39 PM	#4
Man Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Casper,Tx Hunt In: Pronouns-He/Him	gathering intel from that circle end

11-29-2022, 02:40 PM	#6
TX_Kevin Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kingwood, TX Hunt In: Gillespie County	Looks like they are memorizing Fort Hood.

11-29-2022, 02:40 PM	#7
jdg13 Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Houston Hunt In: Someplace, TX	They're flying LIDAR laser topographic imaging. They fly in a grid and shoot a laser every few feet to get elevations. We use it alot at work for surface modeling. That or you did something wrong and are good at hiding.

11-29-2022, 02:44 PM	#9
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	About to make another pass according to my app

11-29-2022, 02:45 PM	#10
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	I figured it was something like mapping after I saw the above picture. Or training of some sort.

11-29-2022, 02:45 PM	#11
SmTx Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: San Marcos/Hempstead Hunt In: Jim Wells	My buddy that does GIS does the same thing but uses drones.

11-29-2022, 02:46 PM	#12
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	Broke his turn off and headed south this time

11-29-2022, 02:47 PM	#14
Jefecinco Six Point Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Liberty Hill and Lake Buchanan Hunt In: Bell and Throckmorton County, NM and CO	Been nice knowing you!

11-29-2022, 02:54 PM	#17
HUNTNETIME Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Hunt In: Hebbronville, TX	Any chemtrai...I mean, CONtrails?

11-29-2022, 02:56 PM	#18
Kingfisher789 Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Austin. Jim Ned Creek Hunt In: Brownwood. San Saba	Training sir. Army training.

11-29-2022, 02:57 PM	#19
Landrover Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring Hunt In: Wherever & Whenever	How about pilot classes?

11-29-2022, 03:00 PM	#21
DUKFVR Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sorry Azz Houston & Young County Hunt In: Young County & Anywhere A Duck Flies!	Take a few shots at them!!

11-29-2022, 03:05 PM	#22
tdwinklr Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Leonard, TX Hunt In: N. Central and N. East TX	probably training flights.

11-29-2022, 03:16 PM	#25
C.Read Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Jasper Hunt In: Jasper/Angelina/Shelby Counties	My best guess and I'm totally going out on a limb here but I think it's flying.

11-29-2022, 03:49 PM	#26
RifleBowPistol Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2017	I am curious how you found the flight info? I know they do that for aerial mapping, and they also take pictures like that for various counties, for property tax purposes. Guadalupe County has a plane that flies over every winter, to take pictures for property tax purposes. They won’t start doing that, till December or January. They want as many leaves off of the trees as possible when they are taking pictures to base your property taxes on. They want to see as much as possible. I would bet it’s aerial mapping for government purposes, since they are flying over a military base.

11-29-2022, 03:53 PM	#27
soldierarcher Four Point Join Date: Mar 2017	I was stationed at Ft. Hood. They have 2 huge airports there, I am very surprised the Army let's someone fly so close to that base. We used to play some very serious war games on that post. In several games we had 3 branches of the military out there. F-16's were coming in dropping 500lb bomb's in one game. You would of thought it was the real deal.

11-29-2022, 03:57 PM	#28
MeBilly Six Point Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Katy Hunt In: Limestone	Probably crop dusting

11-29-2022, 04:00 PM	#29
Pushbutton2 Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Primghar,Iowa Hunt In: Mc Culloch County (2015-2021) Van Zandt County (2017 - 2022)	Crop Duster

11-29-2022, 04:03 PM	#31
TKC Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Georgetown Hunt In: Parker County	Looks like the pilot is trying his best etch-a-sketch radar version of a male copulatory organ with the attachments?

11-29-2022, 04:03 PM	#32
jshouse Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rockwall Hunt In: NE Texas	military the only way

11-29-2022, 04:49 PM	#37
Mitchell8 Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: College Station Hunt In: Anywhere	Appears it’s flying

11-29-2022, 04:54 PM	#38
PondPopper Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brazoria county Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia Nebraska	Whatever he/she is doing it is apparent by the straightness of those lines that he/she has not been drinking!!!

11-29-2022, 05:20 PM	#40
Jon Stewart Eight Point Join Date: Feb 2014	training flights

11-29-2022, 06:15 PM	#42
Abcdj Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: The Can Hunt In: Wilbarger	I would tell you But, then I would have to kill ya

11-29-2022, 06:31 PM	#44
Box-R Six Point Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Jarrell	A few years ago, I protested my property tax. Williamson county whipped out some photos of my property to justify their evaluation. The photos were very high resolution (you could tell which cow patties were old and which were fresh) and from 4 different angles. They told me that they hire someone to fly a grid (hence the angles) over the entire county and take these pictures.

11-29-2022, 06:54 PM	#45
MisterB Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Longview Hunt In: Hill Country	Could be Spraying to kill cactus.. they did that a couple years ago on our lease. Landowner called us and asked us not to go down to the lease the week they were spraying.

11-29-2022, 07:20 PM	#46
Hogmauler Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Katy Hunt In: Kerrville	Mapping out land the Chinese can buy

11-29-2022, 08:04 PM	#47
GA Bowhunter Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Watkinsville, GA Hunt In: Tree/blind/ground	They were hired to find a big buck down.