Airplanes Flying Overhead

@RubyHawk (99425)

Atlanta, Georgia

September 13, 2023 3:04pm CST

It’s much cooler here today. I went out early for a walk and didn’t break a sweat. Dobbins airplanes have been flying over all morning so low they seem to almost touch the tree tops. They are either testing airplanes or pilots are getting in their practice. It’s a little scary having them fly so low overhead. What is everyone in mylot land doing today? Whatever it is I hope you have a joyful day. I’ll see you later if nothing breaks bigger than a frog hair.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

13 Sep

I spent most of my time with Bekcie's baby

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

13 Sep

@RubyHawk She is spritely but her tummy is still big

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

@allknowing Hope it’s nothing serious.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

That’s neat. I hope the baby’s doing well.

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@moffittjc (118481)

• Gainesville, Florida

15 Sep

Shortly after Hurricane Idalia hit our area, I kept hearing military jets and helicopters flying low overhead by my house (I’m on the flight path for planes landing and taking off from our airport). I found out later it was because President Biden flew in to our airport on Air Force One.

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@moffittjc (118481)

• Gainesville, Florida

17 Sep

@RubyHawk Yes, the Air Force sends fighter jets to escort the Presidents plane wherever he goes.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Sep

@moffittjc Of course they do, but I hadn’t thought about it.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Sep

I wonder if airplanes follow the president everywhere he goes. I would bet they do. I’d never thought about that.

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@RebeccasFarm (86774)

• United States

13 Sep

I am not doing a lot today Ruby..it is beautiful out..and for some reason, I just cant make it out there to wallk. I hope your day is super joyful too. Yes its loud when they fly low the pilots.

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@RebeccasFarm (86774)

• United States

14 Sep

@RubyHawk They must know you got to go to bed soon

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

They’ve finished for the day. Alls quiet now.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

@RebeccasFarm They’d likely be happy to go to bed themselves.

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@writerjo (2544)

• Chennai, India

14 Sep

@RubyHawk Glad to hear that you are enjoying cooler temperature It will be a thrilling moment when airplanes fly over the tree tops ... As usual the day was good & everything going smooth It is 18:39 now Ofcourse, nothing breaks bigger than a frog hair

God's grace is always with us

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@writerjo (2544)

• Chennai, India

15 Sep

@RubyHawk Oh Good

Here in our country we feel trains sound so close to our apartments We have Airport in MEENAMBAKKAM I think people near that area feels the plane's flyover & it's sound Have a good day

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Sep

@writerjo I don’t live near a railroad so I don’t hear trains. I do live near a busy highway so I hear traffic. We have planes flying over but usually not as low. Good day to you.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

I am enjoying the cooler weather. I don’t really mind planes flying over, my apartment complex is under their route. It does make a lot of noise when they fly most of the day but that doesn’t happen often.

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@LadyDuck (458388)

• Switzerland

14 Sep

You are right, I am always nervous when I hear the helicopter flying low over our roof.

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@LadyDuck (458388)

• Switzerland

15 Sep

@RubyHawk - I often see the drones of the Customs Police flying here in the sky. They check to be sure no illegal immigrants come inside from the forest.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Sep

@LadyDuck That’s interesting. I don’t know if we have them here, but I never see a drone.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

We have helicopters fly over too, but not near as often as airplanes. Airplane look so big, it’s a little scary. There was a plane that crashed several miles away but that was years ago.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306518)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Sep

I'm sorry they're flying so low. Having a laid-back day.

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@just4him (306518)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Sep

@RubyHawk I saw one yesterday on my walk. It is neat watching them.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

@just4him I think so if it doesn’t happen too often.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

It’s kinda neat looking up at those huge airplanes but just a little scary too.

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@snowy22315 (170048)

• United States

14 Sep

Sometimes we get jets that do fly overs over the nuclear plant that are very loud and low to the ground. It can be startling.

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@snowy22315 (170048)

• United States

14 Sep

@RubyHawk No close air bases here. These flyers are out of Norfolk.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

It can be, but I should be used to it. Dobbins Air Force Base just a few miles away. They don’t always fly low over the complex but often they do.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

@snowy22315 Then they travel a long way.

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@much2say (53958)

• Los Angeles, California

20 Sep

It has finally gotten cooler here too. Oh wow, those planes sounds like they're in flight so low. I know that feeling . . . we are near a hospital, so the helicopters fly down too low for my comfort. This past month has been nuts . . . but hopefully it stays more normal from here on out!!

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@much2say (53958)

• Los Angeles, California

21 Sep

@RubyHawk There are times when they do fly over way too often

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

21 Sep

@much2say It can be irritating when it’s one after the other.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

20 Sep

We have helicopters going in and out from the hospital too, but not as often.

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@xstitcher (30320)

• Petaluma, California

9 Oct

There was a (at first private, then later public) airport behind my childhood home. I remember being 6-7-8 years old, and some friends and I were walking along the creek that ran right along the end of the runway. An airplane came in for a landing and went right above our heads. We all ducked, even though the landing gear was still maybe ten feet above our heads.

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@xstitcher (30320)

• Petaluma, California

9 Oct

@RubyHawk I guess we might have been scared--don't remember back that far.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

10 Oct

@xstitcher My sisters family didn’t live near the airport very long. I know the planes would wake up the babies in the night. She had four little ones.

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Oct

That would have been so scary.My sister used to live near an airport. The planes continually took off right over their house.

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@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

13 Sep

It is allegedly cooler here today. Still, we nearly met the record high for 9/13 in our area.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

How hot is that? It’s 80 here, I don’t believe it sets a record here, but I don’t know.

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@DWDavis (25812)

• Pikeville, North Carolina

15 Sep

@RubyHawk I think it got up to 87F or 88F according to the official stats.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Sep

@DWDavis It’s a lot better than a 100. I think our hottest days are over.

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@Tampa_girl7 (49029)

• United States

13 Sep

We’ve been outside enjoying the cooler temperatures.

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@Tampa_girl7 (49029)

• United States

13 Sep

@RubyHawk You did really good on your steps.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

@Tampa_girl7 I went a little overboard today.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

So have I part of the day, I got over 10 thousand steps today. Glad you’ve enjoyed the day.

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@Deepizzaguy (94601)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

13 Sep

Some rain passed over my neighborhood this afternoon that was needed to cool down the heat outside.

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@Deepizzaguy (94601)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14 Sep

@RubyHawk My area will have cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow since another shower is supposed to pass in the afternoon again.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

We had rain yesterday. That’s likely why it’s cooler today.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Sep

@Deepizzaguy We had a little shower this evening but it wasn’t much. There’s still a chance of rain tomorrow.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15742)

• Raurkela, India

14 Sep

I had to hound the security through phone calls to reach my house in my city from my sons work place. Really it's a tough job handling people these days.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

Did you get the results you needed? It’s often difficult to reach the right person?

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Sep

@aninditasen Good you found the;right agency to call.

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@aninditasen (15742)

• Raurkela, India

15 Sep

@RubyHawk I have to contact the agency head sometimes to discipline security guards.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

18 Sep

We have had some nice cool mornings lately and I love it.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

19 Sep

So do I but I hate to see cold weather coming in. I think our hot days are over for this year.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

19 Sep

@CarolDM Many people feel that way. I complain about the heat of summer but winter is so cold.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

19 Sep

@RubyHawk Always glad to see summer leave. I tolerate the cold much better.

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@shaggin (71666)

• United States

19 Sep

It’s getting much chillier here now too. I am not liking it. Those low flying planes would make me nervous as well.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

19 Sep

It’s chilly today. I wore a sweat shirt. Didn’t see any planes today.

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@rebelann (111200)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Sep

A frog hair?? Gosh, I didn't know frogs had hair

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@rebelann (111200)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Sep

Yes. But I knew it was a southern thingy cuz only a southerner would think of hair on a frog, right?

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

@rebelann I don’t know, I’d never thought about it.I don’t know where that expression came from. As far as I know frogs don’t have hair. Oh, I see what it means. A frog doesn’t have hair so everything will be fine.

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Sep

Is this the first time you’ve heard that expression?

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@jstory07 (134483)

• Roseburg, Oregon

16 Sep

Those airplanes should not be flying so low. I hope you have a good weekend.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Sep

We’re near Dobbins Air Force Base.I suppose they’re testing planes or training pilots.

@Dena91 (15895)

• United States

17 Sep

That is scary when the planes fly low like that. We had helicopters that do that every six months or so. They are monitoring the trees close by the high power lines. They mark trees that need to be cut back or down. Last year they removed 3 trees from our property.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Sep

Helicopters do the same here. I see them flying over occasionally. Here in this complex the electric lines are underground but along the road there are electric and telephone poles.

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@LindaOHio (156392)

• United States

14 Sep

Today I have a doctor's appointment and then we will go out to eat. Have a great day.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Sep

@LindaOHio That’s great, glad to hear it.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Sep

I hope you had a good report from your doctor.

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@LindaOHio (156392)

• United States

15 Sep

@RubyHawk Everything checked out OK. Thanks.

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@dgobucks226 (34383)

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30 Sep

I spent the day indoors watching and hearing rain all day. It rained here every day this week. They said NYC had flood issues and was declared a state of emergency. I'd like to post you a picture, but until My Lot decides to fix the uploading issues, as they say... it is what it is...

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Sep

Sorry about all that rain. I wish they would get our pictures back. I enjoyed seeing everyone’s pictures.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

30 Sep

@dgobucks226 True, Sometimes we need a picture. Doesn’t seem like it’s going to be fixed, but I don’t know.

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@dgobucks226 (34383)

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30 Sep

@RubyHawk Yes, sometimes words don't explain it as well.

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