How low can he go (low flight p3 Orion)

[GtrDudeL]

that's a birdstrike waiting to happen....

[jlitz1748]

gear must be down for full rudder control? wtf? negative thats why theres a rudder boost shutoff valve

[ElenarMT]

...little lower... Ah, got dinner for us!

[straighttailpilot]

HAHA is that what you call a close call that so way off!

[spartalaxer8]

dont belive it its an illusion

[chokedad]

That plane was a good 500m from the boat

[loflyerz7]

"almost hits a fishing boat"........................i­d think the birds are more likely to hit one another.

[donzx10]

i flew on P-3s for 20 years as an acoustic AW and i am certain that this was a missed approach and probably a pilot training flight. P-3 has plenty of control when low/ slow to keep gear/ flaps up...Aloha!

[leow626569]

the orion is probably getting photography of the ship to confirm that they are not doing any illegal fishing, gear and flaps down will slow them down to get a better view

[micropope]

thats a lot of birds

[claudius1st]

nice video but i don't understand why gears aren't up... down, they're a bit like spoilers... not nice in case of problems and you need to increase power or pull up suddenly

[AntonCronin]

The gear must be down at this low speed for full rudder control

[helboy565]

those orions have to put somthing in to the water to spot submarines but its just a test.

[Chopin742]

does it need to put its landing gear down ;)

[tregino]

mind the ship

[mopardude426]

hahahahahahaha

[jdustinstone]

Imagine flying jsut a little higher than that (500 ft or so above ground) and in very high and gusty wind, with heavy rain, lightning and turbulence, and you've got a hurricane hunter P3.