GiantFan Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Must have flown over my house half a dozen times this afternoon. Hills of north Patong. Maybe looking for buildings above the 80 meter line? Cruise ship in Patong Bay. Heli - tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Guessing same chopper over Kamala around 1630. Thought it odd, never see it here. I was thinking tour too. Hopefully the pilot is better qualified than mini bus drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 This is how Chinese shop for high end property. High season flights are all about showing off property/land. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Helicopter tours fly around Big Buddha frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 There was a chopper flying around a few months ago, checking for encroachment into public lands. Could be more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Could be flying around with a infra red camera looking for drug plantations like they do in australia To find marijuana being grown in vineyards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 18 minutes ago, madmax2 said: Could be flying around with a infra red camera looking for drug plantations like they do in australia To find marijuana being grown in vineyards Really ... I don't think so ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 18 minutes ago, LivinginKata said: Really ... I don't think so ... I said could be, A infra red camera turns anything green into red, they find the pot plants by taking photos of thousand of acres of vineyards or orchards or forest with IR cameras , The pot plants stand out as bright red spots as they are greener and denser than the majority of plants and planted close together like all commercial crops Saves thousands of hours in foot work, believe it or not In the rows of grape vineyards they are bright red spots in the rows of lighter red grape vines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Phuket has vineyards? Where can I buy a bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassdude007 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Possibly the Pro Photographer based up near the airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, KarenBravo said: Phuket has vineyards? Where can I buy a bottle? No but it definately has forests, Edited January 6, 2017 by madmax2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 18 hours ago, madmax2 said: I said could be, A infra red camera turns anything green into red, they find the pot plants by taking photos of thousand of acres of vineyards or orchards or forest with IR cameras , The pot plants stand out as bright red spots as they are greener and denser than the majority of plants and planted close together like all commercial crops Saves thousands of hours in foot work, believe it or not In the rows of grape vineyards they are bright red spots in the rows of lighter red grape vines Way to much jungle for that to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, beechbum said: Way to much jungle for that to work. They clear small areas that are inaccessible and that very hard to get to or plant in areas with low growing plants surrounded by dense forest Marijuana is sold and smoked here so why not grow it here like they do in most other countries where there is a ready market for it The very strict laws here do not stop people selling it or smoking it, so why would it stop people growing it if they think they can get away with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 On 04/01/2017 at 10:39 PM, sebastion said: This is how Chinese shop for high end property. High season flights are all about showing off property/land. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk A lot of the wealthy Chinese have a "Buyer's Agent" who does everything on behalf of the purchaser, except pay for the property. In many cases, the Chinese buyer will not step foot in the property, ever. In these cases, they buy the property for its for rental return and / or capital gain, with Phuket currently struggling with either of these return on investments in the property sector. Chinese buyer surveying the Phuket property market in a helicopter, possible, but highly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 20 hours ago, madmax2 said: I said could be, A infra red camera turns anything green into red, they find the pot plants by taking photos of thousand of acres of vineyards or orchards or forest with IR cameras , The pot plants stand out as bright red spots as they are greener and denser than the majority of plants and planted close together like all commercial crops Saves thousands of hours in foot work, believe it or not In the rows of grape vineyards they are bright red spots in the rows of lighter red grape vines Does Thailand have this technology???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, NamKangMan said: Does Thailand have this technology???? Why not, The AFP regularly help developing countries police forces in Asia to catch criminals Nothing new about it, its been around for about 30 years in Aust Anyone can buy a infra red camera if they can afford to Edited January 6, 2017 by madmax2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Was around Chalong again in the morning....still doubt their looking for herb growers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, madmax2 said: Why not, The AFP regularly help developing countries police forces in Asia to catch criminals Nothing new about it, its been around for about 30 years in Aust Anyone can buy a infra red camera if they can afford to So, now it's an AFP funded operation. Seriously, they don't even use helicopters for surveillance here, let alone, thermal imaging of drug crops. Edited January 6, 2017 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beechbum Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, NamKangMan said: So, now it's an AFP funded operation. Seriously, they don't even use helicopters for surveillance, let alone, thermal imaging of drug crops. Your talking about Phuket right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 22 minutes ago, beechbum said: Your talking about Phuket right? Yes. I have just made a small edit. I added the word "here" meaning Phuket / Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastion Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 A lot of the wealthy Chinese have a "Buyer's Agent" who does everything on behalf of the purchaser, except pay for the property. In many cases, the Chinese buyer will not step foot in the property, ever. In these cases, they buy the property for its for rental return and / or capital gain, with Phuket currently struggling with either of these return on investments in the property sector. Chinese buyer surveying the Phuket property market in a helicopter, possible, but highly unlikely. I was being serious. They don't have to be Chinese of course but when someone is interested in Phuket real estate and looking for high end villas or land parcels it's best to see it from the air and can cover the island in 30 mins. Saves time and its not that expensive per hour considering the time saved. A majority of the business the chopper flights take are property flights. Sent from my EVA-L19 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 11 hours ago, NamKangMan said: So, now it's an AFP funded operation. Seriously, they don't even use helicopters for surveillance here, let alone, thermal imaging of drug crops. I did not say its a AFP funded operation you did Stop trolling and stalking get a life away from internet forums and bars and you would not have a clue about police resources here or anywhere else Have a nice day you need one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 12 hours ago, beechbum said: Was around Chalong again in the morning....still doubt their looking for herb growers. No it was chinese investors flying around looking at the roofs of buildings, they do not know about google earth yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felt 35 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 23 hours ago, madmax2 said: No but it definately has forests, Not much left......+10 year and city border at Sarasin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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