Duck and cover, Western Maine hikers?

[Waumbek]

Maine Gov. Baldacci opposes proposed low altitude Guard training flights over the hills and mountains of western Maine and a "sliver" of northern NH:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...OL-?SITE=NHMAL&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

[Quietman]

Gee, hope they don't run into any of the new wind turbines that are going up.

I actually don't mind when they fly over the lake in Maine when we're on vacation.

 

[KPMMBM]

I'll probably get some flack for this but I don't mind when there is a fly by or a fly over while I'm out hiking. Wouldn't want it to happen every day on the hour type of thing but once in a while is ok.

 

[peakbagger]

This is nothing new, the area used to be a major activity area for the Loring Air Force and Pease Air Force base crews. The big difference is now they fly fighters and previously they flew B52's at tree top level.

 

[--M.]

... they flew B52's at tree top level.

B52s at tree-top level? "Every time I hear that something terrible happens."

I, too, don't much mind, once in a while. I'd mind much more being below the regular flight paths of commercial traffic, all day long, every day.

They gotta train somewhere..., right?