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Originally posted by Udontknowme
The crazy thing is, the ones that DO show up, and should be visible from where I am at, are not visible.
Originally posted by cranberrydork
Originally posted by Udontknowme
The crazy thing is, the ones that DO show up, and should be visible from where I am at, are not visible.
No.....
That is not the "crazy thing"......
It's highly unlikely Flightaware's software is quite that up to the minute....most of their positioning data is extrapolated via landings and arrivals reported by airports, then a possible late, early, or on time is determined.
It can't be determined if the aircraft in your photos are "unmarked"....that just can't be done.....so that needs to be tossed out of the discussion.
You're trying hard...gotta' give you that. Photos, and red marks on screenshots....I appreciate the time you've taken....shows some "stick-to-it-ness".
But at this point, I have to think you're just in it for the sake of pushing a position, you've become commited to the cause.....'cause no level-headed person seems able to draw the same conclusions you are from your evidence in this thread.
[edit on 31-8-2009 by cranberrydork]
Originally posted by neformore
Flightawares site says their data is up to 5 minutes delayed.
Modern passenger jets cruise at anything between 4-600mph
400mph is 6 miles a minute. So anything you see may well be 30 miles away by the time it updates on the site, in which case, it will be long gone from your view before it appears on screen, assuming you have somehow directly correlated your position with the data shown on the site, allowing for scale factors and proper lat/long adjustments, and are observing the right tracks, in the right direction all the time.
You are looking into the sky, upwards. What that means is that you have no points of reference (with the possible exception of knowing how high the cloudbase is on weather radar IF the planes pass through it). You have no idea how far away what you are observing is, and you most certainly will have no idea of the height of the planes.
In fact, until they appear on Flightaware you are guessing all the way - all you have is a rough direction to go off - and even then thats only a rough one because you have no fixed points to measure to because you are looking upwards - if you mix two tracks up they could have a mile vertical and horizontal separation (say one at 30k feet, and one at 35k feet) and given that the atmosphere conditions can vary within a couple of hundred feet what you think you are observing may well be incorrect.
This stuff is not easy to do. Thats why the military invest a fortune in radar, trained spotters and tracking equipment.
Now thats not debunking. Thats simply the facts. Take it how you will.
Originally posted by network dude
reply to post by Udontknowme
so to be sure I understand you, if a flight isn't listed on your site, it is spraying chemicals on you? Ok, and just to be sure I understand your position, you live in Colorado, and are sprayed on a regular basis. Do I have things correct up to now?
Originally posted by network dude
reply to post by Udontknowme
so you continue to live in an area that is being systematically destroyed? there is a large Air Force Base near you. You should drive by and see if the people on the base are wearing any protective gear. I can see the government trying to kill us, but would they kill themselves as well? You might say they are insignificant, but who is gonna empty that honey bucket for you?