dmccarty
Super Star Member
If the plane flew low to avoid radar, and people where in the area, they would have noticed. The normal time a passenger plane flies low is when landing and takeoffs. We live well away from close in landing pattern at RDU but the planes start to stack up to our south sometimes. I usually see them more on the drive home than when at home since the planes are a good ways off. However, every once in a while, one will will close to the house and lower. Believe, me you notice even if the plane is a couple of a miles away.
The Marines or Special Forces were out having some fun early this month. Twice in two weeks we had prop planes fly right over the house, and I do me right over the house, at tree top level, at NIGHT. We could hear them getting close and I ran out side to see them but at the level and speed you do not see them for long. There were two planes, I think they were Osprey's from the sound and size of the lights, and they were flying one behind the other. Civilian planes would not have been flying in trail like that at such low levels at night. Twas very cool to see and hear. They did it a week later but nothing since. I wish they would come back. :laughing:
Now, I don't think the Malaysian plane was flying that low but the reports said it flew low to avoid radar. If people were in the area, they would have noticed a plane flying at a low altitude and maybe flying in a different direction than normal. 90ish percents of the jet planes that fly within sight of my house, at low or high altitude, fly in a certain direction. Very seldom do I see planes flying in the opposite direction and I don't think I have ever seen a jet fly north or south at our house. Even smaller, private planes are flying generally east or west but very few fly north or south. I notice the difference and I danged well would notice a low flying jet airliner flying in any direction. Kinda hard to miss one with the noise level of a plane flying low. It is not something one normally sees.
Later,
Dan
