On Friday evening a couple of military helicopters flew over the house...low. Fly overs aren't unusual in this area with Fort Carson being about 40 miles east of here. Also the Buena Vista Airport is located 25 miles to the NW. This is important because the BV airport is a British RAF high altitude helicopter training center, along with a few other countries. Normally though we see the flights during the day time.
We found out from a neighbor that the "nap of the earth" flights during the evening hours has been going on for about a week and according to a local news source is because the area is similar to what pilots would see in Afghanistan, e.g. altitude, temperature and terrain.
Pat
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