Okay, I can see that further explanation is in order.
Jlogajan, southack:
The plane appears to be a standard 1-engine airplane with fixed landing gear. About the same size as a Cessna, but I can't tell exactly what the make is. The cockpit is fully enclosed.
Draakan,
How many law enforcement planes fly 30 feet above the ground, and fly within 20 feet of the roofs of houses? And how many of them circle several times around the area of ten or so acres? Ever been out to a lake, and have the guys on the jet skis go back and forth in the same spot for about thirty minutes? That's what it's like. And I don't think we're the target of an attack. It's probably just some hot-shot moron. But there is such a thing called practice.
Mensius,
Did he spend several minutes flying 30-300 feet above the ground, making tight turns within about 300 feet of the ground?
Eska,
This isn't a guy flying straight. This is a guy circling around and around, all the while never getting more than about 1000 feet above ground. I'd say average altitude was 100-300 feet.
Hitech rednek,
I did try to read the numbers using binoculars. But the numbers appear to be only 2-3" tall. (unable to read) I couldn't even read the numbers after using a camera with a 22x optical zoom.
Squawk 8888,
There are lots of fields around, but he chooses to fly over houses and other miscellaneous structures rather than fields.
Movemount,
And these planes, do they make it a habit to fly 20 feet above the rooftops? While making several sharp turns?
Like I said, even though it probably isn't terrorist activity, what this pilot is doing is ILLEGAL. He is much closer than 500 feet to people and buildings. And he's nowhere near an airport.
And above all, again I say think of that jet ski that circles around and around while you try to fish. Now think of that being in the air and close to your house. That's not the least bit annoying?
Any pipelines or other underground structures in the area.
With my tinfoil in place, in the last two weeks, I have watched three different aircraft flying pipeline patrol in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The odd thing is the planes were lower(50 feet) and faster than normal pipeline patrols and not following the lines into the desert.
Since I had my tinfoil hat on tight, I figured there was an unannounced threat to pipelines and they were looking for people near the pipelines, where there is road access.Because I didn't have my gold interliner on, I didn't figure in the odd landing strips they were operating from.
Could your plane be a WOD fly by.
Look at the bright side. There are power lines in his future.