Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,232 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snakebite 1,393 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Maybe they are working with the technical staff to improve a weak spot in the Primary or Secondary RADAR coverage. Edited January 22 by Snakebite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Harley, #14153 2,960 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 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. Edited January 22 by Charlie Harley, #14153 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 22,367 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Harley, #14153 2,960 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chili Ron 938 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Howdy, Maybe the controls stuck?? Maybe I have stuck on the brain.... Best CR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,232 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 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 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,034 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 You were recently talking about those highly concealable Bond derringers? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kid Rich 829 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Non MA compliant if I recall correctly. kR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 3,232 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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