Plane frequently buzzes my property.

[N80]

Over the last couple of months I've noticed a small Cessna flying past my land repeatedly. Each time he will make several passes over my cabin, four times yesterday. I've noticed this on 4 or 5 different occasions. I'm not worried or suspicious, just curious. I've flown with a friend of mine before (in an open biplane!) and we flew by anything that caught our eye and waved at people we saw.

On another occasion, I was on the front porch of the cabin when a small civilian helicopter came flying low towards the cabin. I watched them approach and they saw me on the porch, dropped down lower and buzzed the cabin, people waving out both windows.

But this plane just goes round and round and is pretty high up. Too high for me to see the tail numbers. But, I got a telephoto lens out and was able to get them.

So, what could he be doing? I've got a few guesses:

1) Tax man. I know that the county has used aircraft to document taxable structures on your property.

2) DEA looking for marijuana. Last year a sizeable field was discovered nearby by a local wildlife biologist (a friend of mine).

3) Photographers. Several times planes have taken pictures of my B-I-L's farm house and they come by later in a car to sell you the pictures if you want them.

4) Weekend flyer just enjoying the views...over and over again.

Any other thoughts?

Is there a way to look up aircraft by their tail numbers?

 

[shvl73]

Are you fairly close to a small airport? Maybe a student pilot. One of the things they teach and you get to practice is turning around a fixed point, maintaining your distance to it while circiling. The goal is to adjust your control smoothly while the wind is from differing directions. (If I've explained it clearly)

 

[Skyco]

Look up here- N-Number Inquiry

or here- Landings: Pages: databases, aircraft sales, planning, weather, pilot supplies, more...

 

[SnowRidge]

Any other thoughts?

Put your clothes back on.

Is there a way to look up aircraft by their tail numbers?

FAA - Aircraft Registry

 

[N80]

Put your clothes back on.

Trust me, that aint it. Me, outdoors, naked has been considered by the DoD as a potential ANTI-aircraft system.........but then they decided it might be against the Geneva Convention.

 

[N80]

Are you fairly close to a small airport?

Yes, two. And I think you're right because at other times I can hear them altering engine speed. Sounds like they are going to idle and then back to full power. I imagine they're doing some type of exercise there too. Good thinking.

I really wasn't being paranoid I just don't like people poking around my, err, um,,,,, hemp farm.

 

[N80]

Thanks for the links guys. The plane is registered to an individual in the neighboring county. Got his license about a year and a half ago. Of course I assume he could be renting the plane out.

Or maybe he just has a taste for ugly-naked-white-guys.

 

[dmccarty]

We have a prop plane the flies by our house almost every night. I hear it several times a week around 11:00pm ish. Its very loud and sounds like a twin prop flying low. I have seen him once or twice. He first flies east and then a few hours later he heads back west. The plane seems to be following US 64 and could be going to RDU but I'm not sure.

I really wish I knew what this plane is up too! The plane seems small for a passenger plane and is flying fairly low. I can't believe its a private plane due to the frequency of flights. I'm thinking is some sort of bank flight.

Later,
Dan

 

[shvl73]

Yes, two. And I think you're right because at other times I can hear them altering engine speed. Sounds like they are going to idle and then back to full power. I imagine they're doing some type of exercise there too.

Maybe practicing stalls, pretty boring in a Cessna. 10+ years ago while at work, there was an old DC-3 doing stalls. It was fun to watch. It seemed to drop a wing every time, I bet it could get interesting.

 

[Tig]

Since they put a water town in the village we get a lot more air traffic from the local airforce base. Seems to be used as a visual reference.