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Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
The holes are too close to each other.Rotor kop wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:20 pm From the photos I have seen I highly doubt it is a bullet. Something else did that. Would love to know what....
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Yes, for the 5th time. How high was the aircraft?
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
It was a chopper dude!
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Ok for the sake of asking, how high,or to make it simple, how far off the ground was the HELICOPTER when it was shot at.
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Ok I don’t know , but can only assume from where that notice came . Firstly most chopper pilots are afraid of heights 
secondly the area has been discussed, Jim et al knows that area well and can draw a conclusion it is below the PE TMA in an area that would average an elevation of around 1000’ given the TMA starts at 2500’ I would hazard a guess the chopper was around 500 to a max of 1500’AGL. Again I am not a chopper pilot but as an ex ATC I know they often operate at 500’AGL or below. Why , instead of taking heed of the notice , does everyone want to claim to be air law and ballistics specialists
secondly the area has been discussed, Jim et al knows that area well and can draw a conclusion it is below the PE TMA in an area that would average an elevation of around 1000’ given the TMA starts at 2500’ I would hazard a guess the chopper was around 500 to a max of 1500’AGL. Again I am not a chopper pilot but as an ex ATC I know they often operate at 500’AGL or below. Why , instead of taking heed of the notice , does everyone want to claim to be air law and ballistics specialists
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Interesting those optics on shotguns! a low flying chopper is an easy target for any gun/rifle...
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Any chance there is some mining (legal or illegal) in the area ?
My be shrapnel from a blast ?
My be shrapnel from a blast ?
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
I don’t think soSnitch wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:56 pm Any chance there is some mining (legal or illegal) in the area ?
My be shrapnel from a blast ?
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Let's make some assumptions.
I want to speculate that the helicopter was no more than 20 m above the ground and stationary, or perhaps moving in on a stolen car.
For any civilian shooter to hit an aircraft in flight is nothing short of miraculous. No ways he was 500 ft AGL and in the cruise.
I want to speculate that the helicopter was no more than 20 m above the ground and stationary, or perhaps moving in on a stolen car.
For any civilian shooter to hit an aircraft in flight is nothing short of miraculous. No ways he was 500 ft AGL and in the cruise.
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Re: Aircraft Being Shot at in Uitenhage
Ja that would make it a proverbial duckrichard C wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:28 am Let's make some assumptions.
I want to speculate that the helicopter was no more than 20 m above the ground and stationary, or perhaps moving in on a stolen car.
For any civilian shooter to hit an aircraft in flight is nothing short of miraculous. No ways he was 500 ft AGL and in the cruise.
Not difficult.