Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 For the past couple of hours. I've had a plane registered to FAA Flight Inspectional Services, flying a large oval course over my house. The flight path is adjacent to Hanscom Air Force Base. from which the plane departed early this A.M. What does Flight Inspectional Services do? LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snakebite Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Maybe they are working with the technical staff to improve a weak spot in the Primary or Secondary RADAR coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 They check navigational aids, instrument landing systems, and other such things to verify accuracy. The large oval course is probably a holding pattern over a marker of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: What does Flight Inspectional Services do? https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/avn/ https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/8240.32M.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: What does Flight Inspectional Services do? Unless their instruments find someone wearing a tinfoil hat. Then they Inspect how Flight-y the person might be. It’s in the Code and Algorithm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Howdy, Maybe the controls stuck?? Maybe I have stuck on the brain.... Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Hmmm...... Second page of second doc that Pat linked to, describing what kind of activities these folks accomplish: "Surveillance"....... Excuse me; I need to find several boxes of industrial tin foil, fast....... LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 You were recently talking about those highly concealable Bond derringers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Non MA compliant if I recall correctly. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Kid Rich said: Non MA compliant if I recall correctly. kR Actually, two models are now on the MA Approved List. Finding them is a whole other thing. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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