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05-22-2014 | 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Clifton

If the general public ever really found out that those "contrails" behind our airplanes are 100% Dihydrogen Monoxide there would be mass hysteria. Especially when they realize the way that stuff contaminates the water supply.

There was an effort on college campuses to ban that stuff. Luckily the best agent provocateurs were able to throw the off the scent and distract them with all that occupy my student debt nonsense.

05-25-2014 | 08:35 PM

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05-25-2014 | 09:04 PM

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Ahhh, fail safe, bleed #1 and the APU bleed, perfect........

05-26-2014 | 05:23 AM

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I think someone forgot to add the dispersion agent. Even if you forget to close the Prist misters prior to gear extension, it should not be that visible.

05-26-2014 | 06:32 AM

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Leaving chemtrails in the 1960s was really dangerous. It was low altitude then. Check the video about 4:30 and watch F-100 fighters dropping CBU2 cluster bombs along side spraying aircraft in attempt to keep the bad guys from shooting at us. Glad it is all done at high altitude now.

Operation Ranch Hand, UC-123B Defoliation Runs 221429-09 - YouTube

05-26-2014 | 10:04 AM

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This is the most informative thread that I have ever read on any website. Ya'll should be proud of what you're doing for your country.

Thank you.

05-27-2014 | 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by stanky

This is the most informative thread that I have ever read on any website. Ya'll should be proud of what you're doing for your country.

Thank you.

Thank you for your service as well. And if this ever finds its way out of the secure forum, I'll see you at The Hague.

05-29-2014 | 10:55 AM

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There was a recent study going 'round the internets which said that stating facts to people who are entrenched in their beliefs actually makes them dig in deeper. Makes you wonder just how you'd convince these misguided conspiracy theorists how close-minded it is to believe in "chemtrails" when the evidence is readily available and easy to digest even for the science or aviation uninitiated.

05-29-2014 | 10:56 AM

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*evidence, meaning, the simple explanation of what a contrail is.

05-29-2014 | 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ocho Libre

From a couple posts back, it looks like a flashlight but I have heard some airlines are handing out chem detectors that look like a flashlight to be used during the walk around when picking up an aircraft from the inbound crew. Since chem is supposed to be off in descent, any residual means procedures weren't followed. I doubt anyone would turn a guy in though, that wouldnt go over very well. Might be bs, just what I heard recently and it would help to explain why a guy would do a walk around in the daytime with a "flashlight." Good catch, but most regular types would never notice.

Dude... I just picked up my "flashlight" from the equipment issue office. I am the only one p.o.'d about this thing? If they are going to give us a clandestine detector shaped like a flashlight, at least MAKE IT A FLASHLIGHT, TOO. It's all cool during the day. I'm sure no one is really going to notice me doing a preflight during daylight with a flashlight. But now at night, I have to carry this freaking thing, along with a REAL flashlight in order to preflight. Un-freaking-believable.

I don't know why they moved away from the older pen-style detector. I know it took 20 minutes to fully detect a leak, but at least I could carry it in my shirt pocket.

I'm emailing HB as soon as I get back from this trip. What a waste of $$$... :-(