posted 04-22-2002 10:42 PM
eyesopen,
thanks for the civil response. i really do appreciate it. i usually dont get a warm response when i try to give a benign explanation for some of the things that are reported here.
let me fallow up on a couple of points. first of all, did you look at my links that i posted earlier in this thread? even though i wanted people to compare these trails to alcons i'll ask you the same; do they differ from yours and how.
"I watched the persistent part of the trail for a couple of hours before it spread out to a haze - joining a dozen or so more persistent trails just like it over my house and in the near area."
first of all we have to establish if you believe that contrails can persist for hours. if you do not then we have a problem, but lets assume that you will trust myself, meteorologists and even thermit and accept the fact that contrails often do persist for several hours eventually even forming a cirrus layer. you seem to try to make a point that it was more than one that left persistent trails. this is even more proof that they were just normal contrails. all the airliners flying through that particular airmass would leave persistent contrails.
"Typical white jet: Most aircraft I associate with "contrail" activity over my area are all white (some have a orange or red mark on the tail ans some seem to have a low visibility paint scheme)."
eyes, go to airliners.net and check out the multitude of paint schemes. they are infinite. the reason that the majority of the aircraft are mostly white is because this is currently a very popular (and boring) scheme with the marketing weenies in charge of these things. but, there are also a lot of wild paint schemes also. but to be honest, it is impossible to tell how the aircraft in your photo is painted because of the distance from the aircraft.
"Some days,like today, I see no jets at all - not one so far today"
it is extremely difficult to see aircraft at cruising altitudes unless they are producing contrails. is it possible that this is the reason that you arent seeing them on certain days? just because they arent producing trails doesnt mean that they are not up there. they are, if is just tough to see them.
"Also I watch these jets fly very close to each other. Way too close for me to think it is normal commercial aircraft. Do you fly right at another jet and cross it's path at extremely close distances?"
in a word, yes. all the time. while we are usually separated by 20 miles or so horizontally, we are only separated by 1000 ft vertically. as a matter of fact, it looks exactly like the other aircraft is flying right at you. another point, if you see two aircraft flying the same direction and seemingly for close to another, how do you know that they are not at different altitudes?
hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions.
posted 04-23-2002 11:18 AM
deborah,
i would be glad to address your questions specifically if you would also agree to answer my questions specifically. i'll go first:
"I'm asking you, point-blank, why you seem to find it so strange that people continue to be concerned that our skies are now CLOGGED with these damned trails for what is becoming, in many regions, a majority of the time. And why do you not seem to feel that this is a PROBLEM?"
ah, your "green" side is starting to show.
please search my comments on this forum and find one quote where i stated this. i have never even discussed the problems if increasing contrail formation and its possible effects on our weather. for the record, i do not believe that contrails are currently a problem but they very well may be in the future. it is something that has been studied and will be studied further. as to your weather, i think that if you really think about it you will find that your weather changes from year to year and is never exactly the same. there are 5,10,20,100,1000 year cycles. do you have any data to support a major climatic change in your area and that it is the direct result of contrails. the scientist dont yet.
but be careful, deb, if you discuss contrails too much you might be labeled a debunker.
"Because, in my opinion, it IS crap - and it IS affecting regional weather and climate patterns."
once again, and i hate to be a stickler, but where is the data to support this? if it is so dramatic then why has it alluded the scientific community? contrails are not destroying our weather but we do need to watch and make sure that there is not a problem brewing.
"And people ARE getting sick from these changes."
i guess we are now back on chemtrails, because contrails do not make anyone sick. my question is how do you know this to be fact? where are the stats showing the emergency rooms and doctors offices overflowing with mysterious ailments. please refer me to a medical conference that was called specifically do deal with this odd occurrences. the truth of the matter is it isnt happening. do you believe that everyone that suddenly comes down with a "respertory illness" is a victim of chemtrails. i assume your answer is no. then please tell me how you know the difference between your good old fashioned respertory problem and the chemtrail induced kind.
"Please don't ask me to *prove it*. I can only speak for myself but I'm telling you that I've been watching this situation for three years now and that conditions on the surface here in my area have changed SIGNIFICANTLY since summer 1999."
ok, i will not bother you for that pesky evidence stuff. but let me ask you a simple question, please tell me how it has changed so dramatically. do you have any data to back up your assertion? you know, our memories are not always completely accurate, i know mine is not.
ok, i did my part, now its your turn to do the same and answer my specific questions.
(1) please look at the links that i provided on this thread and compare them to alcon's cockpit photos. please tell me why his show chemtrails and mine do not.
(2)have you ever researched the air traffic over your head? if not i can provide a list if the airways and routes that are above you. as i stated before, it is an extremely busy airspace and i am not referring to the local boston traffic. i am talking about enroute traffic. you said earlier that on some days there are many jets and some days there are none. forget about the chemtrail jets for one second. what happens to the regular airliners? do they just not fly over your on certain days? i think that you will find that they are always up there whether you can see them or not. try Flight Explorer, it will answer a lot of your questions.
(3) you mentioned that the aircraft in your photo was odd and did not resemble the airliners that you are use to seeing. you think it is possible that you are just not familiar with the hundreds of different airline liveries that fly over your area. we are not talking about a handfull here. but my question to you here goes to one's perception. look at your photo again and describe to me its paint scheme. you stated that it was different than the others. i am stating that i not only cant tell the paint scheme, but i am having a hard time even telling what type of aircraft it is. whether you like to admit it or not, i am a pilot and i would wager that my aircraft i.d. skills are better than yours. i am not bragging but this just stands to reason. now, tell me what you are seeing in that photo that i am not. what details do you make out that i cant.
posted 04-24-2002 01:36 AM
eyes,
"This one was not the typical white jet"
sorry that i put words in your mouth, but what did you mean by this statement? i used the word "odd". is that word not appropriate? not "typical" would be "odd", dont you think. by the way, to set the record straight, i responded to all your questions and you responded to none of mine. you are not holding up your end of the bargain eyes!
for captain alcon,
why dont you be a man and respond to just one of my questions that i had for you. what are you afraid of? i just checked out your cozumel trail. nice contrail. would someone please explain to me why it is not a contrail. anyone? thermit? chem11? come one now, why is the trail in captain alcon's last photo not a contrail? has anyone ever seen a contrail that looked liked alcon's?
by the way, buenos noches alcon. tu eres un piloto? i doubt it. what school did you attend or are you a military brat?