Airspeed of military planes

depends on the route structure.. some are limited to 500ft.. some places
1000ft and some places.. 0.. but flying at 0 is tough... most times in the
restricted areas and not the IR routes.. we stay between 200-500

I'm guessing if a "black shape" passed below him,.. and scud running.. that
a rather large shadow passed above him and he thought something was below
him

where is Iron Mountain.. I'm thinking the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? Could
have been a B-52 on approach.. but there were some training areas up there
that they would get down to about 500ft or so.

BT

"MLenoch" wrote in message
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"BTIZ"

wrote:Like I said.. I've seen a few.. had to alter course a couple of
times..
but
nothing really close. At least the ones I saw.

I was about 50 miles behind a scud-running Stearman, who was inbound to
Iron
Mountain at 400 AGL. He called out that a 'black shape' just passed below
him.
He didn't see it coming or going. Always wanted to ask: how low do you go?
Thx,
VL

"BTIZ"

wrote:where is Iron Mountain.. I'm thinking the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?

Yes. It wasn't near any AFBs.

Coulda been above him......we don't know anymore today.

Thx,
VL

"MLenoch" wrote in message
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wrote:where is Iron Mountain.. I'm thinking the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan?

Yes. It wasn't near any AFBs.


I suppose that depends on when this happened and how you define "near".
Iron Mountain is about 44 miles southwest of the former K.I. Sawyer AFB.

That sounds "near enough" to me..

BT

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"MLenoch" wrote in message
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wrote:where is Iron Mountain.. I'm thinking the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan?

Yes. It wasn't near any AFBs.


I suppose that depends on when this happened and how you define "near".
Iron Mountain is about 44 miles southwest of the former K.I. Sawyer AFB.