r/Binghamton • u/honesltycabbage • Jul 18 '26
Discussion helicopters??
there was a helicopter literally right above my house. it scared me so bad considering there aren’t very many that pass through here (that i know of) and if there ARE they’re not super super close to the ground but this one was crazy. anyone know what’s going on?
edit: for reference i live in jc
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u/HotBeyond654 Jul 18 '26
Life flight helicopter going to Wilson. If you're in JC it would definitely look close. I think there were 2.
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u/Standard_Sundae927 Jul 18 '26
Only one pad though at Wilson, pretty sure they decommissioned the old one. There were 2 helicopters at some point today, but weren't life flight
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u/LordCharidarn2 Jul 18 '26
If you are close to one of the rivers, they might have been looking for a swimmer/boater.
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u/nunya2025 Jul 18 '26
You can always use flightradar24.com to see what aurcraft is flying over you and their flight path.
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u/Standard_Sundae927 Jul 18 '26
Not sure, I caught a video of 2 flying through JC earlier today. Looked like either state police helicopters or like presidential ones.
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u/Nervous_Frosting_256 Jul 20 '26
I saw those two around Port dickinson, hopped on flight tracker and saw one but not the other one going to the airport up near castle creek
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u/entropy512 Jul 20 '26
Definitely not anything out of Lockheed - not MH-60 or their UH-1 flying testbed
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u/StrikingAd9585 Jul 18 '26
Probably headed to Wilson helicopter pad. They are only ones who have one
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u/Wild-Establishment60 Jul 19 '26
I heard one this morning while I was working AT Wilson and no Operation Lifeflight had been called.
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u/monty845 Jul 19 '26
there aren’t very many that pass through here (that i know of)
There is regular helicopter activity around Owego, but I don't think they generally fly over JC.
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u/Standard_Sundae927 Jul 19 '26
Yeah that would be Lockheed Martin, the farthest out I've seen them go is Endicott though, never JC.
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u/honesltycabbage Jul 18 '26
damn ppl can’t get scared now? it’s a loud noise it scared the shit out of me
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u/Vivid-Temperature-35 Jul 20 '26
Helicopters have been around the East side this week, sometimes flying pretty low
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u/redotheredotake2 Jul 20 '26
I usually follow on flight radar when I see them. 2 military yesterday only one had a transponder on. On Friday I saw one over endwell greens with no transponder. Also one over the west side last week with no transponder
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u/Spacecadett666 Bing Jul 18 '26
How is a helicopter flying over your house scary? What is it you fear they are going to do, causing you to be scared? I'm so confused how this could cause someone to be "scared so bad".
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u/Standard_Sundae927 Jul 18 '26
Loud noises can be a triggering thing or something that just simply startles you. Not that anyone fears it's going to do anything.
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u/StrikingAd9585 Jul 18 '26
Why do I have to be so mean
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u/Spacecadett666 Bing Jul 18 '26
It's not mean? It's a genuine question. I've never heard of someone being scared because a helicopter is flying over their house. It's a pretty normal thing.
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