24th MEU Osprey Scares Rednecks

[Birdog8585]

Friend of mine caught the story on his local news.

http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/4678412

Kinda reminds me about those times when they interview the trailer park residents on what the tornado sounded like.

“They were so close you could see the tattoos on their arms,” Evans said.

Yeah I bet Timmy.

 

[Mos]

Judging from the pictures, looks like they may have underestimated the strength of those rotors. Still, some of what the civilians claim sounds like over-exaggeration. I'd be shitting myself with joy if an Osprey were to hover that close to my home. The Marines seem to be handling the incident well.

 

[Fog]

Based on the earlier low-flying F-18 story, we can be glad this didn't occur in Connecticut. They'd have gone beserko, for sure.

 

[usmarinemike]

woops. Take a platoon in and clean up the leaves and put the lawn furniture back. That's all.

And the comments section. Another example of fine Americans voicing their well thunk opinions. I can't wait to get the OpOrd to go seal up their neighborhoods and take their guns. Posse Comitatus is so 19th century.

 

[Flash]

Give the guy with the lawn furniture a $20, that will just about cover the damage for his stuff.

 

[phrogdriver]

Sounds as if they were planning to land, saw the incipient chaos, then thought better about landing. Probably the right call. Unfortunately, it's not the landing, but the takeoff that really makes a good gale! On the other hand, maybe if all your furniture wasn't made of plastic, it would have fared better!

"The aircraft hovered about 10 or 12 feet off the ground at Leathers Field 75 feet from his home and then departed"

 

[scoolbubba]

Awesome.

 

[spitfiremkxiv]

Great story.


"While hovering, the rotors create an intense rush of wind, which likely caused the damage..."

Ospreys don't need guns, they have wind.

 

[mmx1]

Great story.


"While hovering, the rotors create an intense rush of wind, which likely caused the damage..."

Ospreys don't need guns, they have wind.

If only the enemy were as ardent fans of plastic lawn furniture as we are

 

[Vas Deferens]

Reminds me of a time back in my highschool days when a F-15E from Seymour Johnson "accidentally" went supersonic over eastern NC. It was all over the local news for two days. I remember they interviewed several local idiots who were like "We thought it was the end of the world, " or " This is so reckless of the Air Force, we were terrified, " and "We thought it was a nucUlar bomb...it knocked my pictures off the wall and scared my dog."

It was truly awesome

 

[usmarinemike]

Reminds me of a time back in my highschool days when a F-15E from Seymour Johnson "accidentally" went supersonic over eastern NC. It was all over the local news for two days. I remember they interviewed several local idiots who were like "We thought it was the end of the world, " or " This is so reckless of the Air Force, we were terrified, " and "We thought it was a nucUlar bomb...it knocked my pictures off the wall and scared my dog."

It was truly awesome

I get the feeling that you'll get the stupid yokel response anywhere you go. For being so ridiculously full of military members, "Down East" is one of the most military friendly places to be.

 

[Vas Deferens]

"Down East" is one of the most military friendly places to be.

Absolutely true, they'll just never interview all of the people who think jet noise is awesome. It doesn't stir enough controversy. I know some folks who would love to see that ever-elusive OLF in their backyard.

 

[Clux4]

Unfortunately, it's not the landing, but the takeoff that really makes a good gale!

That, I have experienced. I am not sure how it compares to that of a CH-53