This was a fun one!!!

pat

When was this google taken,I am sure the military has more of them and they just don’t let you know about it.After all we are pumping hundreds of billions into those same family and friends business’s in Iraq,…

Putting using this forum as a political soapbox aside for a second, a little common sense is probably applicable. A lot of the military work I did was aerial and photographic reconnaissance, and I can tell you for _sure_ that if our military/government is indeed pouring the amount of money into training that you posit, then it is unlikely that the best place to conduct such operations is at one end of a public airport, out in the open, with tire and rock outlines of airplanes.

After all, how many rocks and tires can you buy for $1M?

pat

Delta102, a pilot (and master guide at GE)asked a pilot friend who works in the area: it’s made with tires, presumably by the fire crew during periods of boredom, or just to be funny. Would still like to hear what Fares (#23)comes back with, if indeed he is going to go look. Better yet, I’d love to hear from the guys who built it!

Thanks to all for your informative and/or funny comments - I’ll be visiting here regularly (OH NO!), but will probably not comment on much. I’m in no way associated with Airplane World. But, I do work in a psychiatric clinic, so I’m always available for consultation on deeply profound symbolism and subconscious motivations. (Haha!)
Diane

I highly doubt there is any vegetation anywhere near that area (see previous post #20 as to why). In fact, the only vegetation out in the open are the plants and trees that are intentionally irrigated as part of a well publicized “drip” system installed specifically for the purpose. You can see evidence of this along the main roads, and (strategically placed) around the buildings of the airport.

You’re right about the proportions, etc. (see previous post as well), as they were never really a concern. As unlikely as it is that the actual outline of rocks would be used for training, even if it was/is, the engines, for example, would not be partial. They would be an outline of the whole engine (that would be what you’d apply foam/water to) so as to give the participants something to spray.

Again, you’d be out there re-arranging the rocks all the time, but of course there is no evidence of any kind of firefighting in that area. If you want to see what such eveidence looks like, just look at the pad. They even put an air data probe on the starboard side of the nose-something you’d never do for a plane outline for training. Again, nothing I see supports this idea at _all_.

I really find the area around the pad interesting, though. You can see the remnants of a crappy paving job that being too thin has given way to sand. You can see an outline of a “road” hat went around the pad, as well as a garage/building off the approach to the NE.

Just a prank at a poorly maintained area of an airport. Nice that it has lasted, though!

pat

Or, clicky this linky!

You are completely correct. I am, however, of the opinion that the area was never used for training. There are no remnants of any such activity.

Could it all have been washed away by all the rain they get out there? Maybe… but probably not!

Just an opinion. Anyway, bring on more of these challenges! I find it much more engaging to figure these out than to look at “known anomalies”!

Thanks to diane9247 for bringing it to my attention!

Now if I could just get an email notification each time an unknown/anomaly was posted (instead of RSS)…

Thanks!

pat