Anybody guess was this is?

[kerry]

C206 pulls up next to me at the Fallon NV airport this morning.  I couldn't resist asking the pilot what's that thing mounted to the back of his plane.  I thought I'd post it on Mooneyspace and see if anyone would know what it is.

[Pinecone]

Looks like a MAD boom.

[Shadrach]

Magnetometer?

[Marauder]

Based on his flight profiles, I’d say he is involved in some sort aerial surveying.



We had a plane doing similar profiles by me.




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[N201MKTurbo]

I’m with @Pinecone

[N201MKTurbo]

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10087120
 

Here is another one just like it and it says it is a MAD boom.

[Ragsf15e]

T

12 minutes ago, Marauder said:

Based on his flight profiles, I’d say he is involved in some sort aerial surveying.



We had a plane doing similar profiles by me.




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That kind of flying doesn’t look fun.

[N201MKTurbo]

Here is the company that makes them:

https://www.lakecentral.com/product_sec/c185-survey-tail-boom/
 

[N201MKTurbo]

4 minutes ago, Ragsf15e said:

T

That kind of flying doesn’t look fun.

That’s why you get the little money to build time.

[kerry]

3 hours ago, Shadrach said:

Magnetometer?

Yep.  That's what he called it.  It locates precious metals for mining sites.

[Mcstealth]

3 hours ago, kerry said:

C206 pulls up next to me at the Fallon NV airport this morning.  I couldn't resist asking the pilot what's that thing mounted to the back of his plane.  I thought I'd post it on Mooneyspace and see if anyone would know what it is.

Gas sniffer?

[Mcstealth]

7 minutes ago, Mcstealth said:

Gas sniffer?

Nope. :);

[Pinecone]

4 hours ago, Ragsf15e said:

T

That kind of flying doesn’t look fun.

I don't know.  A friend of mine did aerial mapping flying as a career for a LOT of years.  He enjoyed it

[carusoam]

See if @Raptor05121 Is around…

Hours spent flying survey… gets you to the next level….   

Kind of looks like Brand C during mating season….   

Best regards,

-a-

[M20F]

You are going to want to put a solid lubricant on that before you go any further. 

[Marauder]

Yep.  That's what he called it.  It locates precious metals for mining sites.

Wonder what precious metals are in northern Delaware? Maybe Fort Knox was moved.

In my neck of the woods, it’s precious mushrooms. Who would have thought there was enough money in mushrooms for some of them to own Pilatus turboprops.


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[EricJ]

5 hours ago, M20F said:

You are going to want to put a solid lubricant on that before you go any further. 

Buy bulk.

https://www.amazon.com/LubeLife-Personal-Lubricant-Lube-Parabens/dp/B07FMLNVFF

[A64Pilot]

I thought MAD booms only detected ferrous metals, you know like most subs?

Does Gold etc have any effect on a magnetic field?

[carusoam]

That sensor would be cool if it could be used to find a downed airplane…

In the days before ADSB… finding a snow covered Mooney could be extra challenging in the woods…

How magnetic is the steel frame in a Mooney?

Best regards,

-a-

[Pinecone]

MAD detects the change in the magnetic field due to a mass of iron.  The magnetic flux lines change.  Like putting something iron/steel near your compass.

[Ned Gravel]

11 minutes ago, Pinecone said:

MAD detects the change in the magnetic field due to a mass of iron.  The magnetic flux lines change.  Like putting something iron/steel near your compass.

+1 with @Pinecone.   

Had friends that flew ASW aircraft (Aurora = Canadian version of the P3 Orion etc) and commanded one of the ASW squadrons on the East Coast.  Also have one niece that used to fly as a geologist.  Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) used in both applications.

[N201MKTurbo]

FWIW a MAD boom is a magnetometer. They are one and the same. The MAD boom is a faring that contains the magnetometer.

[Pinecone]

MAD in the Navy means both the boom and the actual detector.

My Dad flew ASW for about 14 years.  From the TBM to AF to S-2.

[steingar]

I was going to say relief tube.