The RAAF train for operations under tactical conditions. I don't think 'flying neighbourly' is a consideration during tactical operations... I grew up in Katherine under the flight path for RAAF Tindal, and I can remember when a visiting 3 squadron Hornet overflew the town at 300' at 2300 one night. Boy did that get the heart racing! I also recall a formation of 6 Blackhawks overhead my house at 0600 at the beginning of ops in East Timor (contarary to an official statement that there were 'no Blackhawk helicopters operating out of Tindal'). Actually I loved it and just accepted it was a part of life in our little town that relied heavily on the base to support the local economy... And most locals understood they had to train for real world operations which sometimes meant flying low over urban areas. A 3 mile offset was not a consideration!
Last edited by Cleared Visual; 18th Jul 2013 at 07:41.
Reason: grammar