Coast Guard DUers: no tinfoil here, but why

[Jed Dilligan]

would a four-engined turboprop Coast Guard airplane be flying over downtown Sacramento at such a low altitude that I could see its insignia and "USCG" clearly on its lower wings?

[amdezurik]

1. maybe AHHH-nuld is replacing one of his Hummers

with it? probably gets better milage...

[Jed Dilligan]

2. Yes--flying through the air is generally more efficient

than pulling several tons along a path of asphalt.

[steveironcity]

3. My guess

Probably a training mission

[amdezurik]

4. not sure where Iron City is

so you may not know that Sacto is far far away from any coastline :) so that begs the question "training for what"?

[juno jones]

5. Used to live in Sac

(Near Carmichael) and we used to see them all the time. I think they sometimes land at one of the local airports. The San Jouquin Delta is part of their beat because of the ports on the rivers in Sac and Stockton.

[Jed Dilligan]

6. Oh duh. Thanks! I have some friends in Carmichael.

[amdezurik]

8. heh forgot all about the delta

Been a while :)

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Coast Guard Station