Enjoying Hilton Head this week earlier than usual

[CornersDawg]

Not as crowded as I expected and not as hot as July. Very nice
So the coast guard chopper flies by each day and my daughter asked yesterday what they are doing on these flights - anyone know?  They are a couple of hundred feet in the air, hugging the coast. Flying south. Door wide open and the dude is waving as the go by. About 30-60
Minutes later they come back. Are these training missions for the pilots?  Joy rides to test the choppers?  I assume there is a purpose.  HOTD know?

[BurnsideDawg]

Well there is a 2,600 lb great white shark off the coast there

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Correction, that one has moved on the new one is 1500 lb of so

[McDonoughDawg]

Usually the locals look for sharks..maybe the Coast Guard does it there..

[BurnsideDawg]

Ain't many "Locals" on HHI, just Yankees visiting hahaha

[JC-DAWG83]

Not as crowded as I expected and not as hot as July. Very nice
So the coast guard chopper flies by each day and my daughter asked yesterday what they are doing on these flights - anyone know?  They are a couple of hundred feet in the air, hugging the coast. Flying south. Door wide open and the dude is waving as the go by. About 30-60
Minutes later they come back. Are these training missions for the pilots?  Joy rides to test the choppers?  I assume there is a purpose.  HOTD know?

Pilots and crews probably need hours of flight time and flying along the beach looking at the scenery is more exciting than looking at trees in the lowcountry.

[McDonoughDawg]

Ain't many "Locals" on HHI, just Yankees visiting hahaha

Locals as in local law enforcement, I know you see local police helicopters flying the coast all the time on the gulf..

[ugafan49]

Enjoy. if you get a chance stop in at the Links at Sea Pines, and let my son Exec, Chef Sean cook for you.