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Old 01-13-2010 | 03:58 AM
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I see a lot of you guys in our skies over the Smokies,and I keep wondering
about why the contrails begin in a certain point of your flight. Some go from horizon to out of sight, some appear to just begin at a certain point in flight.
Is this because of a moister air boundary, or changes in speed, or what?
Thanks for the info!
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Old 01-13-2010 | 04:42 AM
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No, I turn on the chemicals somewhere around southern New Jersey and run them to Florida
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Old 01-13-2010 | 05:14 AM
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No, I turn on the chemicals somewhere around southern New Jersey and run them to Florida
If you keep that up we'll be needing more of these...
For the tractor lovers amongst us.
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Old 01-13-2010 | 06:38 AM
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They're not contrails, they are CHEMtrails. The rapid expansion of regional jets over the last 10 years has contributed greatly to our expansion of spraying over major metropolitan areas and allowed us to reach rural areas as well.

If you start feeling light-headed or get a withdrawal headache, spraying will be increased in your area within 24 hours. For those who are unexposed, tin-foil hats work great to combat the effects, especially if they are pointy tin-foil hats.
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Old 01-13-2010 | 06:39 AM
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Ha , someone posted that on another board I'm a member of,
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Old 01-13-2010 | 06:54 AM
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You guys are gonna get quoted as "knowledgeable industry insiders" in the next monthly newsletter of the Black Helicopter Association
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Old 01-13-2010 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
You guys are gonna get quoted as "knowledgeable industry insiders" in the next monthly newsletter of the Black Helicopter Association
"They" sold the black helicopters... too conspicuous and cliche. It is much easier to use commercial aircraft. How else would the airlines survive with $99 tickets and $5/gal jet fuel without this government subsidy?
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Old 01-13-2010 | 09:01 AM
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Don't you use your rear view mirrors?
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Old 01-13-2010 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by alarkyokie
I see a lot of you guys in our skies over the Smokies,and I keep wondering
about why the contrails begin in a certain point of your flight. Some go from horizon to out of sight, some appear to just begin at a certain point in flight.
Is this because of a moister air boundary, or changes in speed, or what?
Thanks for the info!
More than you may want to know, Appleman had it mostly figured out in 1953.

AMS Online Journals - Calculations of Aircraft Contrail Formation Critical Temperatures



http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/GLOBE/r...n_student.html


http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.p...s/article/126/
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Old 01-13-2010 | 04:38 PM
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can someone please just answer his question, poor guy wants an answer, I honestly dont know enough about it but will take a guess

changes in Altitude, esp with you over the mountains maybe they change altitude to get out of turbulent air
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