steve5555
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Helicopter in Punta Chivato doing what?
I was in PC a few days ago and saw a helicopter flying around with a small missile looking thing dangling on a 100ft line out the bottom of the
aircraft. Flying out over the water and across the land a number of times back and forth.
Does anyone know what that was about?
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Russ
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Appeared it was on a pattern so I'd guess some kind of mapping project. It would fly out to about Mulege and return. Each pass a little farther West.
Any one else seen this going on in their area?
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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there is a government geology chopper who has been flying around this area with an apparatus hanging mapping and looking for veins.
[Edited on 7-27-2012 by shari]
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larryC
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I saw a similar chopper in BoLA about a year ago doing the same thing. No idea what it is for. Maybe Goooogle earth is going to show pictures of our
places on GE.
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Russ
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Boy that would probably be HD. Developers would love to see the detail. So would I
Here a pic I took as it passed out front.
There is a decal by the exhaust I couldn't bring out in any of my shots.
Edit: This is as good as I can do. Anyone figure it out?
[Edited on 7-26-2012 by Russ]
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Archie
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Thats the SGM Servicio Geologico Mexicano, something like the USGS, doing some land survey and actualization for the land use in the peninsula for the
INEGI maps.
They´ve been working in this side of the pacific and i think they´ve choosen the wrong season to work the gulf side.
this picture its from GN airport, last month.
DSC_0001 by urechis_caupo, on Flickr
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Russ
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Perfect!
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steve5555
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I wonder what that sensor comprised of?? magnetics or radar or camera or ??
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willardguy
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WAHOO BOMBS?
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Can't be doing nothing bad, the helicopter isn't black and I don't see anyone wearing black pajamas.
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