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trof

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27. Could be military contrails.

Reply to Richard D (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 04:41 PM

Jan 2018

Refueling patterns or surveillance/reconnaissance tracks.
Nothing strange or weird to me.

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Question for pilots or someone knowledgeable in general aviation [View all] Richard D Jan 2018 OP

The entire sky is filled with airplane exhaust! earthshine Jan 2018 #1

Most of what you're seeing is clouds, not exhaust ret5hd Jan 2018 #2

The explanation and pic you provide does not resemble the so-called clouds in the OP's pic. earthshine Jan 2018 #22

Uhhhh...the cirrocumulus in the pic i posted... ret5hd Jan 2018 #24

Frankly, your picture is just a blurry mess. earthshine Jan 2018 #26

Here, I found you a kindred soul: ret5hd Jan 2018 #33

Thanks for nothing. earthshine Jan 2018 #35

those are chemtrails, you should really stay inside when the sky looks like that snooper2 Jan 2018 #4

Wait. Copper??? RobinA Jan 2018 #19

That isn't exhaust Foolacious Jan 2018 #6

The water vapor is part of the exhaust. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #17

A Boeing 747 cannot carry 375,000 gallons of Jet A VMA131Marine Jan 2018 #28

Water vapor? You mean -- homeopathic chemtrails? petronius Jan 2018 #36

I guess I will use this as a point of advantage for one of my causes. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #13

Trying out a new batch of chemicals??? Nac Mac Feegle Jan 2018 #3

Looks like a holding pattern. Completely normal. cos dem Jan 2018 #5

But why . . . Richard D Jan 2018 #7

Not sure about all of ATC standard procedures cos dem Jan 2018 #11

But not generally above 30,000'. pangaia Jan 2018 #29

Not at big airports. zipplewrath Jan 2018 #14

Not true all the time. The holding pattern for the NYC airports for east bound flights is beaglelover Jan 2018 #32

Lining up with the runway? Takket Jan 2018 #8

I don't think so Richard D Jan 2018 #9

What were the destinations/origins? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #23

That's not what is going on here. They are some 30,000' feet too high. pangaia Jan 2018 #30

How do you know all this about the airline flights? Towlie Jan 2018 #10

An app Richard D Jan 2018 #12

I tried searching for news articles but came up empty. Could you see if those flights were delayed? Towlie Jan 2018 #15

Were they commercial airliner flights? With flight numbers? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2018 #18

Definitely commercial heavies Richard D Jan 2018 #20

Congestion? Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #16

Great idea Richard D Jan 2018 #21

Weather seems to be a factor with persisting contrails LeftInTX Jan 2018 #25

Could be military contrails. trof Jan 2018 #27

To spread the chemtrails properly, you have to make loops..... brooklynite Jan 2018 #31

This jpak Jan 2018 #34