Speed monitored by aircraft????

I saw one of these signs along I-78 in NJ. Now, I find it
***REALLY*** hard to believe that this particular sign is true. The
highway is congested and with radar guns and all, monitoring speed by
aircraft (copter maybe?) seems expensive and unnecessary.

I know I've seen these signs elsewhere - are there still places where
speed is monitored by aircraft?

I know for a fact that here in Atlanta, speed is occasionally monitored by
helicopters along the highway. Its pretty obvious though. 50 police
cars on the entrance ramps, and 50 others with cars pulled over. Along
with everyone has they're lights on in that area.




"Jim Buckridge" wrote in message
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I saw one of these signs along I-78 in NJ. Now, I find it
***REALLY*** hard to believe that this particular sign is true. The
highway is congested and with radar guns and all, monitoring speed by
aircraft (copter maybe?) seems expensive and unnecessary.

I know I've seen these signs elsewhere - are there still places where
speed is monitored by aircraft?

I ave seen the nevada state police airplane, a cessna 182 or a 210, cant
rmember which, but it was a complex airplane, here at the Henderson airport
several times. I dont know how often they fly, but they do fly. I also dont
know exactly what they do, but I assumed look for speeders, accidents and what
not.

When I was flying back to vegas from kentucky about 2 weeks ago, I heard a
state police come up onthe radio and inform center he was going to be at 500
ft looking for a bank robber's car. this was around arkansas I think.


Jack wrote:

I know for a fact that here in Atlanta, speed is occasionally monitored by
helicopters along the highway. Its pretty obvious though. 50 police
cars on the entrance ramps, and 50 others with cars pulled over. Along
with everyone has they're lights on in that area.

"Jim Buckridge" wrote in message
om...
I saw one of these signs along I-78 in NJ. Now, I find it
***REALLY*** hard to believe that this particular sign is true. The
highway is congested and with radar guns and all, monitoring speed by
aircraft (copter maybe?) seems expensive and unnecessary.

I know I've seen these signs elsewhere - are there still places where
speed is monitored by aircraft?

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(Jim Buckridge) wrote:

I saw one of these signs along I-78 in NJ. Now, I find it
***REALLY*** hard to believe that this particular sign is true. The
highway is congested and with radar guns and all, monitoring speed by
aircraft (copter maybe?) seems expensive and unnecessary.

I know I've seen these signs elsewhere - are there still places where
speed is monitored by aircraft?

hey! one "benefit" to TFRs. :-/

--
Bob Noel

In Utah, the cops use planes for surveilance, I have been directed
around them many times as they cirle over their target.

They sure do it in Washington state.

Bob Gardner

"Jim Buckridge" wrote in message
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I saw one of these signs along I-78 in NJ. Now, I find it
***REALLY*** hard to believe that this particular sign is true. The
highway is congested and with radar guns and all, monitoring speed by
aircraft (copter maybe?) seems expensive and unnecessary.

I know I've seen these signs elsewhere - are there still places where
speed is monitored by aircraft?

State Patrol in Iowa uses a Cessna.

"Jeff Davis"

State Patrol in Iowa uses a Cessna.


Don't I know it----cost me about $98.00 to find out how darn well the airplane
bit works. Also we trained one of the HP pilots at CBF a couple of years ago.
And they landed there often as one of the HP HQ buildings is near by. The FBI
is also flying around over you in single engine acft. Mack

In article ,
(Jim Buckridge) writes:


I saw one of these signs along I-78 in NJ. Now, I find it
***REALLY*** hard to believe that this particular sign is true. The
highway is congested and with radar guns and all, monitoring speed by
aircraft (copter maybe?) seems expensive and unnecessary.

I know I've seen these signs elsewhere - are there still places where
speed is monitored by aircraft?



They do it here in VA, and they do it very badly.

If it were only in rural areas, I wouldn't have too much problem with it, but I
have seen them doing it over a densely populated area in Virginia Beach. They
were flying a 172 in a racetrack pattern parallel to I 64 at about 500ft right
over Regent University and a neighboring subdivision. About 10-20 degrees of
flaps out and very much in slow flight. A stall-spin waiting to happen.

There were between 6 and 10 troopers waiting in cruisers to hand out the
tickets on the ground and a pilot and observer in the air.

Aside from the danger to those on the ground from flying that way over houses,
I can't help but wonder about the efficiency of the use of that much manpower
and expense to catch a few folks with unlawful radar detectors that they miight
have missed using regular methods.

Don

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG

On 18 Jul 2003 16:09:35 GMT, ackatyu (Wdtabor) wrote
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There were between 6 and 10 troopers waiting in cruisers to hand out the
tickets on the ground and a pilot and observer in the air.

Imagine how much more effective in controlling speeders those cruisers
would be in sight of motorists on the road.

It's all about milking the revenue stream not about road safety.