On the beach at Hilton Head well outside Class D and this helo came up very quickly, less than 200 ft right along the shoreline. Thankfully I was not in the air.
Watch out for low fliers
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A couple years ago while vacationing at Nags Head a military chopper would fly by low every morning around 9.
As they flew by at the same time every day, I would've wanted to be waiting overhead and video the fly-by from above. That would be great footage!
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just because you have permission to fly (non-towered, or with authorization) doesn't mean the sky is clear. Even in our airplanes, there are tons of planes without ADS-B and some with no transponder at all. Watch the sky!
Exactly. Scout the area, be aware of your surroundings. It surprised me just how quickly that helo came up.
And the mandate for all to have ADS-B is now pushed back until 2040.
For anyone who is using or planning to use FlightRadar24 (or any such app which relies upon ADS-B) there has been a slight "set back" put into place recently:
FAA Extends ADS-B Mandate To 2040
It def appears that way. I took it Hook, Line, and Sinker. Oh well not my first time and probably not my last
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