[Scan-DC] Ospreys hovering

[Rick Bestany]

I was sitting on the beach in South Bethany last Thursday when 3 Ospreys flew in formation south above the beach following the coastline. Pretty high up, but obviously Ospreys. 



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From: "Tom Dawson" <wb3akd at earthlink.net> 
To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 5:35:53 PM 
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Ospreys hovering 


Just happened to be on JBAB today when the one in presidential colors looked 
like he was shooting touch and goes at the Marine facility there. Noisy 
buggers...but pretty snazzy otherwise. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Blasberg" <ka8ypy at verizon.net> 
To: "Blair Thompson" <b_thom at juno.com>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 4:48 PM 
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Ospreys hovering 


>I saw them hover at 495 just outside of Andrews AFB when I was Sb on 495 
>and SB on MD Rt 5. 
> 
> About the same time. 
> 
> On Aug 23, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Blair Thompson <b_thom at juno.com> wrote: 
> 
>> Location? When I saw some back on March 14, they were headed up the 
>> Potomac over the railroad, Metro, and highway bridges to the landing pad 
>> at the Pentagon. 
>> 
>> [Scan-DC] [Planespotting] V-22 Osprey Flies Up Potomac, Visits Pentagon 
>> http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/scan-dc/2013/018608.html 
>> 
>> Quoting from that: 
>> ____________________________________________________________ 
>> 
>> I was on a southbound 16X Metrobus crossing the Potomac River at 5:11 
>> this afternoon. I had a window seat and was able to see a V-22 Osprey fly 
>> low and slow over the railroad and Metrorail bridges and head toward the 
>> Pentagon. He was hovering and/or slowly descending there, on the Rosslyn 
>> side of the building, until I lost sight of him. I don't have the "All 
>> Area Access" badge that would have let me look into this further, so I 
>> don't know if he landed. I'm sorry, but I can't tell you what his tail 
>> number, version, and squadron number were. 
>> 
>> I had a Bearcat SC180 scanner with me loaded with aviation frequencies, 
>> but I didn't pick up on anything. I don't know which frequency would be 
>> best for listening. He might still be at the Pentagon. I am at the 
>> library now. I believe that some of those V-22s congregate at NAS 
>> Patuxent River. I wouldn't be surprised if that's where he is from. 
>> ____________________________________________________________ 
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ---------- 
>> From: Joe Bradley <ltbrown122 at aol.com> 
>> To: "Scan-DC (E-mail)" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net> 
>> Subject: [Scan-DC] Ospreys hovering 
>> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:30:58 -0400 
>> 
>> Joe Bradley 
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