what is this plane doing?Submitted by baron_muchhumpin t3_z7gzsb in massachusetts
geauxdbl t1_iy6mphq wrote
Surveillance? Or maybe aerial imaging.
Update: that appears to be N44RL, pictures taken by airplane buffs show a logo of Aries Aviation International on the tail.
From the Aries website: Having experience in over 80 countries, Aries can acquire remote sensing data for its customers from any place in the world. Aries’ aircraft have accumulated more than 60,000 hours and have flown more than 18 million line kms of survey.
So… it’s looking for something. I would be really interested in knowing what that is.
ajafarzadeh t1_iy7ovpd wrote
This is the answer, and it’s most likely aerial surveying work for utilities, land surveys, or environmental analysis.
A similar aircraft was running the same patterns over the Lynn/Revere/Salem area a few weeks back.
Unique-Public-8594 t1_iy7xgdg wrote
Try sending the company a message. I asked once, in that case, it was counting elk.
j33pwrangler t1_iy82kba wrote
Sounds like a bunch of bull.
pjk922 t1_iy876qc wrote
A few does too
tacoplayer t1_iy8b5xl wrote
They were elk, not bulls
j33pwrangler t1_iy8bn79 wrote
A male elk is a bull.
tacoplayer t1_iy8iwpv wrote
Oh
drail18 t1_iy8wkll wrote
No bull?
n8loller t1_iy871u2 wrote
Fascinating
SaintLeppy t1_iy8imbq wrote
Nah it’s definitely looking for treasure
jmcflynn33 t1_iy6ra49 wrote
Signs of any sort of intelligent civilization.
ReeferTurtle t1_iy75osi wrote
Between Clinton and Townsend? Not likely
trALErun t1_iybcrz0 wrote
Beautiful area though! But yeah...
Local_Stuff_Acct t1_iy8jbg5 wrote
People be fucking paranoid... And I am far from a trust the government and/or corporations type person.
Aries appears to specialize in "remote data retrieval, airborne geophysical survey, radar and LiDAR mapping," which is what they're probably doing for some kind of civil engineering or environmental management application. You can download maps of soil type with like 10 foot resolution, foliage maps super detailed topographic info including in some cases foliage height, I'm pretty sure we have bedrock depth data - how do you guys think that stuff happened.
Guys, if the government wanted to know what you were up to, they would ask your phone or Alexa.
If it was doing some kind of broad-reaching law enforcement overreach, it would probably be flying over poor/minority areas.
Edit: /u/baron_muchhumpin since you were wondering and I think mine is the most detailed answer, I'll ping you and offer this example of what data they might be collecting: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massgis-data-soils-ssurgo-certified-nrcs
buried_lede t1_iy8n84k wrote
Geez, they are simply asked a question.
BasicDesignAdvice t1_iy83pew wrote
I don't think it's looking for anything, just collecting survey data.
JoshSidekick t1_iy8bb0q wrote
Can confirm. I was leaving my house around that time and I heard a faint voice from the sky asking "In the last month, how many of these have you purchased?" and when I looked up it was a guy in a plane with a sign out the window that had a list of grocery products.
FamousButNotReally t1_iy8e6lg wrote
Did you have to throw darts to choose? I got one of these and I couldn't aim for shit
DMoney1133 t1_iy7tzlv wrote
It's imagining. Very routine.
kissmekate48 t1_iy8xuui wrote
Yes, I imagine it is.
Shemsuni t1_iy6qscx wrote
I’m v curious too
bunnybates t1_iyaaj92 wrote
Looks like a pilot dropped their phone somewhere!
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