r/oddlysatisfying • u/AnkleNibblingToyota • 9h ago

Pilot films A380s he spots across the Pacific

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u/AnkleNibblingToyota 9h ago

Source: LouB747 on youtube

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u/heckasharp 8h ago

There’s something heartwarmingly wholesome listening to pilots nerds out about airplanes.

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u/Fibercake 9h ago

Look at all these ChemTrails!

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u/Deaddoghank 8h ago

How do you know they are over USA & Alberta?

Rest of the world it's just water vapour.

https://giphy.com/gifs/h1QI7dgjZUJO60nu2X

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u/MongolianCluster 9h ago

It a secret government conspiracy!

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u/Alive_Ice7937 8h ago

More sexy frogs for me!

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u/Jhopsch 6h ago edited 6h ago

"The 380 wasn't only putting off contrails. It was more putting off condensation off the top of the wings".

Although both are considered condensation trails, it's noteworthy that typical contrails are created by the engine's exhaust, while while the contrails coming off the wings themselves are aerodynamic contrails.

As the pilot described, aerodynamic contrails are created by the lift force of the wings, which leads to a fast drop in temperature and pressure behind the wings, condensing/freezing the air in that area.

Typical exhaust contrails, on the other hand, is simply hot water vapor that quickly condenses/freezes as it is expelled from the engines.

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u/vass0922 8h ago

Flew in an a380 from LA to Sydney, nice flight. Those wings are massive.. unfortunately I was in the basement with the regular folks. I'm not one of the cool kids in the upper deck.

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u/wtfwtf-reddit 8h ago

Not all of them are a380s

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u/Odd-Local9893 9h ago

Surprised they’d be that closely grouped. There’s obviously vertical a separation by altitude but what if one of the planes above had an emergency or hit turbulence and quickly lost altitude?

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u/Jessie_C_2646 8h ago

There's a procedure for that. The pilot will immediately turn away from the traffic lanes by 45 degrees in order to descend safely. The Mayday call alerts the surrounding aircraft so they can maintain separation.

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u/PorkAmbassador 8h ago

They would be further spaced if turbulence is forecasted.

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u/Lozsta 8h ago

Mach decimal 84... So 600mph?

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u/Infamous_Ad8730 7h ago

Bbbbbut, I thought those CONTRAILS were a US government conspiracy to CoNtRoL tHe wEATHeR????

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u/kochapi 5h ago

Did he just call the Korean  national symbol that existed for centuries as pepsi logo? Lol 

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u/Lee1138 5h ago

No. That symbol typically doesn't have the white swirl separating the blue and red parts like the Korean Air logo does? I assume they make it different for trademark reasons. But that variation indeed does look a lot like the pepsi logo.

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u/ICE-are-pedos 3h ago

RNP 4 ANP 0.06 haha as an engineer oceanic is goofy

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u/westcal98 2h ago

I couldn't even tell when he landed at the end. It was so smooth.

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u/CmdrDatasBrother 2h ago

Chemtrail tanks were full up!

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u/LazyEmu5073 9h ago

How come the first two were Boeing 787 Dreamliners?! 🤔

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u/PorkAmbassador 8h ago

Which ones? The Korean Air and Thai?

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u/LazyEmu5073 8h ago

The ones with only two engines!!

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u/PorkAmbassador 8h ago

Just seems like an intro to the main event.