reply to post by ACTS 2:38
But what one has to realize is that we are not in an area here that is any kind of flight path, and also when these planes do large circles
in the sky it is not right.
I'm sorry, but you don't seem very knowledgeable on the subject.
In fact (you live in coastal Oregon, right?) thre is a lot of air traffic transiting your area.
AND, it's increased in the last ten years BECAUSE there are more flights!
Now, this part tells me for certain you aren't interpreting what you see with accuracy:
I would like to also state that here they will some times fly well below the contrail height and you can see the chemicals coming out. This
is all at about 5000 feet...
I seriously doubt that....
Let me put this into perspective. 5,000 feet is just about one statute mile. Go out to the airport, and look at an airliner from one mile away, and
note its relative size. (Most major airport runways are 10,000 feet long, or so...it's an average, close enough for this estimation purpose).
These airplanes that you think are "spraying"? Do they look as large as what you see, on the ground, from one mile away? (Naked eye, for
now...)
If you are seeing contrails (for that IS what you are seeing) then the airplane is at least 25,000 feet.
If you occasionally see 'circles' or arcs, then it could be passenger jet in holding pattern, at altitude...or military re-fueling operations.
Military tankers also make contrails too, sometimes.
... if you had binoculars you would be able to make out the pilot.
Oh, I do believe that's an exagerration!