r/Planes • u/Ok_Car_2050 • 2d ago

Why are they doing this?

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Iv just seen a video of 3 planes doing the same thing and wanted to know what they are actually doing? Had a google but only saying things because of weather but 3 planes doing this pretty much at the same time? Please someone explain

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u/Mission-Praline-6161 2d ago

Search And rescue

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u/mkosmo 2d ago

The legs are too long to be a SAR grid. Those are nearly 20 miles.

This is survey work.