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Title: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Mongoose on September 26, 2022, 09:53:32 PM

I was at the Miramar air show on Saturday, and I heard a new term for a plane flying at ground level.

The announcers were describing how one plane was flying at "gopher scaring altitude".  I'm going to adopt this as another way to describe times when I am cutting grass with my props.

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: UpMaKilt on September 27, 2022, 04:25:23 AM

In my experience of the game, a low alt call out can be anything from 50 to 5000ft 😄

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: 1stpar3 on September 27, 2022, 05:23:53 AM

NAH!!!! NOE over water...TEA BAGGING DOLPHINS :rofl In AcesHigh!  Or GD it Groot, that tickled  :rofl

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: icepac on September 27, 2022, 12:50:31 PM

(https://flic.kr/p/kLtaeM)

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: icepac on September 27, 2022, 12:53:25 PM

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7406/12974003515_a4e6eee764_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/kLtaeM)b29water (https://flic.kr/p/kLtaeM) by princemakaha (https://www.flickr.com/photos/61632564@N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: mERv on September 27, 2022, 04:02:14 PM

Quote from: icepac on September 27, 2022, 12:53:25 PM

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7406/12974003515_a4e6eee764_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/kLtaeM)b29water (https://flic.kr/p/kLtaeM) by princemakaha (https://www.flickr.com/photos/61632564@N04/), on Flickr

 :rock :cheers: :salute

I really miss sharing the skies with you sir <S>

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Shuffler on September 27, 2022, 04:06:24 PM

Trimmer Mode

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Mongoose on September 27, 2022, 09:03:57 PM

Quote from: UpMaKilt on September 27, 2022, 04:25:23 AM

In my experience of the game, a low alt call out can be anything from 50 to 5000ft 😄

We're not talking about lower-than-me altitude.  We are talking about gophers diving for cover.  Like this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brd44OS0Ueo

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: SIK1 on September 27, 2022, 10:13:47 PM

We call it hunting squirrels.

 :salute

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Tig on September 28, 2022, 06:30:38 AM

Sounds like me when I'm anti-vulching lol. I can be seen doing hangar runs as an evasive maneuver sometimes to shake a tail. Or just weaving through trees in hope one of the Yaks or Doras will lawn dart.

Yesterday though.....  :noid

Upped a Spit 16 into a Rook vulch by Blue Thunder. Kept evading and climbing to fight them. By the time they started retreating, they had made at least a dozen passes on me for no damage, and I was at  22 thousand feet.  :bolt:
I swear, those guys are the definition of alt monkeys.

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: ZE on September 28, 2022, 08:09:49 AM

Called Brewster level or any name, altitude make me dizzy  :)... nothing like the adrenaline when fight tree level between a bunch of planes trying to kill each others.
 :salute 

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: icepac on September 28, 2022, 10:17:41 AM

Kept waiting for the i185 to displace the Brewster.

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Tig on September 28, 2022, 04:48:56 PM

Quote from: ZE on September 28, 2022, 08:09:49 AM

Called Brewster level or any name, altitude make me dizzy  :)... nothing like the adrenaline when fight tree level between a bunch of planes trying to kill each others.
 :salute

There's something magical about a Spit and a Corsair skimming the trees with flaps out.  :cheers:

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: icepac on September 28, 2022, 05:58:43 PM

I missy flying with finetime.

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Puma44 on September 29, 2022, 08:18:43 AM

“Worm burner”

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: Volron on September 29, 2022, 01:56:58 PM

"Tree Hugging"  :D

 :uhoh

 :o

Title: Re: New Term For "Low Altitude"
Post by: GasTeddy on September 29, 2022, 02:05:06 PM

Quote from: Volron on September 29, 2022, 01:56:58 PM

"Tree Hugging"  :D

 :uhoh

 :o

Hedge hopping mentioned in several Luftwaffe pilot autobiographies.