A helicopter dangling a massive, hula hoop-shaped sensor will soon be carrying out flights roughly 200 feet above the High Desert as part of a USGS research project, officials announced Tuesday. The ...
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Why flying low still saves pilots from radar

In modern air warfare, flying low can still mean the difference between survival and destruction. While today’s radars are far more capable than those of the Cold War, they remain limited by line of ...
NASA research aircraft will conduct low-level flights over California to collect data on air pollution and greenhouse gases. Flights will occur between June 29 and July 2 over the Los Angeles Basin, ...
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO)– You might see airplanes closer to the ground in the coming weeks. A news release from the U.S. Geological Survey says a project to image local geology across the region will ...
USGS contractor to conduct low-level flights to map variations in the Earth's magnetic field, in a study of the geology of NC, VA, SC, and WV The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will be conducting ...
Ozarks residents may soon notice more planes flying overhead. Starting this month, the U.S. Geological Survey is conducting low-level flights over parts of Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. The flights ...
GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — According to the United States Geological Survey, low-level airplanes will be flying over regions of Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas to image geology. The survey will take place ...
From 1973 to 1976, I was a U.S. Army aviator stationed at Tipton U.S. Army Airfield at Fort Meade in Odenton. I flew both rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Quite a few times, I flew the “low-level route ...
Two specialized NASA research aircraft will be carrying out low-level flights and maneuvers over California next week to collect data on air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the agency has ...