Talk:Nap-of-the-earth

Logical flaw?
In the second paragraph of the article (without a citation...) the author states that helicopter pilots will often fly low to avoid radar for no longer then five minutes at a time unless they're over flat terrain due to pilot strain. However over flat terrain one would assume the objective would largely be lost as the whole idea is to shelter your aircraft from radar behind hills and valleys and such. I don't have any research or anything but that seems flawed. But I could be wrong. And it would seem a choice between pilot strain and getting hit with a SAM would not require much deliberation. Keenasp3 09:39, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The choice is not between being hit with SAM and AAA fire, and pilot strain, but being hit by a SAM and flying into trees, telegraph poles, power pylons, lamp posts, controlled flight into the ground (otherwise known as burying yourself into a hill) etc because the pilot has been overstretched.


 * NOE is the lowest of three low flying options:
 * i)At tree top level, flying at a more or less constant height above the trees.
 * ii)Hedge hopping, flying below tree height but climbing over obstacles such as hedges and hills, small copses of trees etc.
 * ii)NOE, going around the obstacles rather than over them.


 * The helicopters (its usually helicopters) will usually transit at higher altitudes before gradually descending to a true NOE flight profile as they approached their targets.KTo288 13:12, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to put this here but I don't have editing powers. Maneuverability is spelled wrong in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.31.150.33 (talk) 18:33, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Rase-mottes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eiku (talk • contribs) 11:10, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

RAF Tornado GR1 NOE Training
I am really surprised there is no mention of fast jet noe, the RAF's Tornado GR1 pilots are pre-eminent in low level flying....Twobells (talk)

Recent usage of this technique
This was used in Operation Geranimo.