Anyone else have this happen?

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Originally Posted by stevelkinevil

I used to live by Buckley as well, off of Jewel, saw my favorite all time aircraft an A10 a few times. But this is in Castle Rock, don't get alot of military aircraft around here and damn sure not 75ft off the ground. Again not saying they were "looking" for me or anything as I am just not that important ,just strange and wondering if it had happened to anyone else.

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My son has pointed out a couple of times, about a helo doing tight circles over a house. I still say your making shit up though!

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Originally Posted by 10mm-man

My son has pointed out a couple of times, about a helo doing tight circles over a house. I still say your making shit up though!

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Yup, you got me........ I just needed a hobby [Sarcasm2]

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

Coolest thing ever to see is rotor blades creating a static discharge with dirt/sand particles when spinning (known as the corona effect)... Saw it a lot in Afghanistan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19D9HCE7bSA

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Corona is a beer dude... Called the Kopp-Etchells effect. The phenomenon has no name. Reporter & former SF Michael Yon decided to name it the Kopp-Etchells Effect, as a tribute, after Ranger Benjamin Kopp and Corporal Joseph Etchells, who died in Afg.

That's awesome. :) We used to live right across the street from Buckley (off Dunkirk) and I absolutely loved watching and listening to the many aircraft that took off on the runway. There's nothing like the sound of freedom!

A couple of times when we were riding dirt bikes out near the tortoise preserve near California City we were circled by low flying F4 Phantom II's. They were so low we could see them working the controls in the cockpit. And man, F4's are really loud when they blast away on full afterburner.

You just happened to be the owner of the house the pilot was screwing with, right before they came creepin up, the pilot probably started a conversation with his co like this: "Man I'm bored... hey, lets have a little fun...."

It had to be somebody. Just be glad it was you, and you could share this with all of us!

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Originally Posted by coloccw

Corona is a beer dude... Called the Kopp-Etchells effect. The phenomenon has no name. Reporter & former SF Michael Yon decided to name it the Kopp-Etchells Effect, as a tribute, after Ranger Benjamin Kopp and Corporal Joseph Etchells, who died in Afg.

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I've heard it called the Corona Effect... potato, patahto.

Both correct.
Nice pics included below.

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

I've heard it called the Corona Effect... potato, patahto.

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http://realitypod.com/2011/03/helico...corona-effect/

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Originally Posted by coloccw

Corona is a beer dude... Called the Kopp-Etchells effect. The phenomenon has no name. Reporter & former SF Michael Yon decided to name it the Kopp-Etchells Effect, as a tribute, after Ranger Benjamin Kopp and Corporal Joseph Etchells, who died in Afg.

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http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...icopter-halos/