Apache in North Raleigh (Fayetteville, Chapel Hill: chapel, home, live)

[netbrad]

Anyone else see the Apache helicopter flying in circles over the Falls of Neuse bridge area in North Raleigh today around 7:00 PM? They were having some fun. Maybe they were checking out the new pathway that RDUBiker took pictures of.

[JONOV]

I saw him over downtown about the same time period.

[TheBigKahunaNC]

Used to see one often south of Garner. Our neighbor was some bigshot down at a base in Fayetteville, and would sometimes fly home in one. They'd do a "loop" for us kids, if we were out shooting hoops or something when he flew in!

[Sherifftruman]

There is a squadron (is that the right word for helicopters) of Apaches based out at RDU for the NC National Guard. No idea of their deployment status right now though.

[poppydog]

Two Ospreys were circling over Chapel Hill earlier in the week.

[adams_aj]

I saw an Osprey circling and swooping over Falls Lake. . . .er, no, it was a real Osprey. . . with a fish.

[poppydog]

There are both kinds around here! I grew up in Fayetteville, so saw a lot of helicopters in my time, but rarely saw the Osprey aircraft — very distinctive looking. (Didn't see the osprey bird much either, but I see them around the Haw River now.)

[Emitchell]

I live near the airport and see an Osprey landing every couple of months. You can tell it's coming, since it has a distinctive sound.

[TheBigKahunaNC]

We almost always see Osprey flying down the beach when we go to Topsail. I almost expect to see one fall out of the sky one day!

[CHTransplant]

It seemed before the unpleasantness in Iraq and Afghanistan that I saw military aircraft more frequently. Perhaps they are returning again.