4 What's with the "LIDAR" flights? See them every where. posted 33 days ago by Gunsmoke 33 days ago by Gunsmoke +4 / -0 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N475RC 7 comments share 7 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (7) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 1 ▼ – k_the_c 1 point 33 days ago +1 / -0 Could he be scanning the topography? If it is a LIDAR plane. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Gunsmoke [S] 1 point 32 days ago +1 / -0 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N404CP He's doing our county now, I've seen a lot of these flights, had a few of them crash also. Could be a flood plain study, hopefully it's nothing sinister. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Gunsmoke [S] 1 point 31 days ago +1 / -0 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4097P Barr Air Patrol now overflying area, at 300ft AGL. Hope it's not sinister activity. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – drmrboy 1 point 33 days ago +1 / -0 What makes you think this is a LIDAR aircraft? This aircraft isn't showing up with a military transponder code. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Gunsmoke [S] 1 point 32 days ago +1 / -0 I looked up the "N" number, the company that owns this Cessna 402 is engaged in that work. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – ernsithe 1 point 33 days ago +1 / -0 Probably the flight path and being registered to a company that does LIDAR and surveying? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPxMvg3k5Iw permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – drmrboy 1 point 33 days ago +1 / -0 Looks like I need to do some homework. I was under the assumption LIDAR was all military. My bad. Thanks. 🤘 permalink parent save report block reply
Could he be scanning the topography? If it is a LIDAR plane.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N404CP He's doing our county now, I've seen a lot of these flights, had a few of them crash also. Could be a flood plain study, hopefully it's nothing sinister.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4097P Barr Air Patrol now overflying area, at 300ft AGL. Hope it's not sinister activity.
What makes you think this is a LIDAR aircraft? This aircraft isn't showing up with a military transponder code.
I looked up the "N" number, the company that owns this Cessna 402 is engaged in that work.
Probably the flight path and being registered to a company that does LIDAR and surveying? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPxMvg3k5Iw
Looks like I need to do some homework. I was under the assumption LIDAR was all military. My bad. Thanks. 🤘