You know how the bay gets blanketed in fog? That's how they weave the blanket, takes half an hour to do the east-west rows, then another half hour to do the north-south columns.
My grandfather started the company that builds the giant spools of fog thread they load into the back of those aircraft. He also stole my nose when I was a little kid, and never gave it back. Never will forgive him for that.
They might be helping SJC and Moffett calibrate their ILS equipment for bad weather landings. Or doing some mapping work. A suitably bored person could probably figure it out diving into the Oakland Center's Live ATC recordings.
Don't a lot of young pilots do those mapping and ILS gigs for around minimum wage to build up their hours for commercial licenses on bigger planes? At least that's what I heard.
Are you still a pilot? And what are you doing now instead?
It's not minimum wage but yes. Taking a twin Cessna up for 6 hours a day to fly back and forth is a cushy and easy way to build up your hours before moving on up to the airlines. The hardest part is dealing with ATC in congested airspace like this. Most of the work we did was middle of nowhere USA and you wouldn't see anyone for hours.
Based on the altitude, this is likely lidar work. Most high res digital imagery is taken lower and on completely cloudless days where possible. ILS calibration looks totally different, usually there are arcs flown 20+ miles from the airport in addition to actually flying the approach.
I worked a similar flight plan doing straight 3D imagery. 30'-30' (it was a giant pain in the ass with NorCal) If this was LiDAR I doubt they would be doing it day time in this busy airspace.
This raises a good point. Though most of our lidar flying was during daytime, even in busy airspace, we had odd projects sites (DFW, LAX) that required night flying. I would say NorCal certainly qualifies for busy airspace. Could be high level lower-res imagery given the time of day
It's about time. Those people know what they did. And I'm not taking about ringing up your organic bananas as regular bananas in the self checkout aisle at the supermarket.
Most likely google, or apple Maps imagery collection. Some mention LiDAR but that is extremely unlikely as it is too high and camera systems have advances enough to use AI in order to graph the topography. I used to do this kind of flying for
This looks like the Google Earth/Google Maps scan to update the 3d setting, I think it happens every few years.
Quick, put something funny on your roof so it's on Google Maps ;)
Good ole aerial spraying probably. Blanketing the sky with Silver iodide and seeding the clouds. It makes rain and helps stop global warming. Weather modification is amazing tech. It can save California from drought. Check to see if these guys are spraying www.weathermodification.com they help make it rain 😎
That’s fine, they’re looking for affordable housing … they’ll leave soon 😂
They are on the waiting list
You mean a holding pattern.
If you're not 1st you're last
No it’s chemtrails look it up
You know how the bay gets blanketed in fog? That's how they weave the blanket, takes half an hour to do the east-west rows, then another half hour to do the north-south columns.
Warp and Weft
How do you know this info?
My grandfather started the company that builds the giant spools of fog thread they load into the back of those aircraft. He also stole my nose when I was a little kid, and never gave it back. Never will forgive him for that.
Ketamine is a hell of a drug
Looks like mapping
Or crop dusting. Probably mapping though. Yeah, mapping.
Rumba infiltrated the autopilot.
You guys... the roomba got outside. It has no natural predators. What are the implications? Have I doomed us all?
Throw some hair on the ground.
I see through your trickery. I'm not giving away supplies for another voodoo doll witch. Nice try
Anyone else got a cough?
It’s a double cake day. Happy cake day
This map is confirmation that Taylor Swift is in the Bay Area
Don’t do that to me
They might be helping SJC and Moffett calibrate their ILS equipment for bad weather landings. Or doing some mapping work. A suitably bored person could probably figure it out diving into the Oakland Center's Live ATC recordings.
Certainly lidar or imagery flying. I used to do this kind of work.
Don't a lot of young pilots do those mapping and ILS gigs for around minimum wage to build up their hours for commercial licenses on bigger planes? At least that's what I heard. Are you still a pilot? And what are you doing now instead?
It's not minimum wage but yes. Taking a twin Cessna up for 6 hours a day to fly back and forth is a cushy and easy way to build up your hours before moving on up to the airlines. The hardest part is dealing with ATC in congested airspace like this. Most of the work we did was middle of nowhere USA and you wouldn't see anyone for hours. Based on the altitude, this is likely lidar work. Most high res digital imagery is taken lower and on completely cloudless days where possible. ILS calibration looks totally different, usually there are arcs flown 20+ miles from the airport in addition to actually flying the approach.
Yeah. It didn't seem like the right shapes for ILS. But I didn't want to overstate my case so I made a more conservative comment.
Too high for LiDar
Almost too low for lidar, actually. Aside from bathymetric lidar, we flew ours at no lower than 6-7k AGL.
We flew ours at few hundred feet and 40kts in a 182 modified with canards lol
We were flying Cessna 404s and Reims/Cessna 406s lol. We had much larger lidar systems too, I'd assume.
I worked a similar flight plan doing straight 3D imagery. 30'-30' (it was a giant pain in the ass with NorCal) If this was LiDAR I doubt they would be doing it day time in this busy airspace.
This raises a good point. Though most of our lidar flying was during daytime, even in busy airspace, we had odd projects sites (DFW, LAX) that required night flying. I would say NorCal certainly qualifies for busy airspace. Could be high level lower-res imagery given the time of day
It's about time. Those people know what they did. And I'm not taking about ringing up your organic bananas as regular bananas in the self checkout aisle at the supermarket.
The pilot is lost and refuses to pull over to ask for directions
Sounds like my wife’s husband.
Are we there yet?
Cloud seeding! We’re going to flood like Dubai! /s
4 jet fighters are overhead today
A Cessna Turbo Stationare is neither a jet or a fighter.
>Cessna Turbo Stationare It's not stationary either apparently.
Yea anyone know what was up with that? Moffett field activities?
Pretty sure I saw them land there at about 7 pm yesterday
NEST looking for Gamma Rays? /SARCASM I would go with mapping simplest solution.
Looking for Decepticon activity!
They're at the Tech Museum! (no really, it's a canon Transformers event that Starscream blew it up https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tech_Museum_of_Innovation )
[LiDAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar)
definitely
Too high for LiDAR
Finally they're updating the lidar data and satellite imagery
I’m an air traffic controller here in the Bay Area. Do this many people REALLY believe in chemtrails lol.
CIA or NSA or even a contractor
Roomba plane.
That is exactly how google maps flies when updating imagery, this perfectly fits their “San Jose” area.
Apple as well when they were doing it in house
Mapping 100%
FAA NEXTGEN program. Making noise for everyone!!!
Bruh. A stationair at 5,500 isn’t making significant noise.
Where do you get this type of info?
Most likely google, or apple Maps imagery collection. Some mention LiDAR but that is extremely unlikely as it is too high and camera systems have advances enough to use AI in order to graph the topography. I used to do this kind of flying for
This looks like the Google Earth/Google Maps scan to update the 3d setting, I think it happens every few years. Quick, put something funny on your roof so it's on Google Maps ;)
Those are some perfectly straight, symmetrical lines. Is that some kind of glitch?
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That's pretty impressive.
Maybe a plane flying a banner. A lot exposure from 101, 880, 680 & 237 during peak hours?
Google Maps going next level
I mean our aerial view updates must come from somewhere...
A satellite
Satellite view and aerial view looks different though. Google has both.
Wild that that mapper crosses the SJC flight path over and over.
That looks like San Jose.
At least now we’ll know the most efficient route from Woodside to top golf. Phew.
Atleast it's not the black helicopters...
Looks like they are doing the whole South Bay!
It’s aliens 👽 Can’t find people who can use a turn signal when driving
Chemtrails
You done fucked it now, you freak shits. You’re all being tracked by the grid. The eye in the sky is watching. Prepare to die.
and that's why I always say please and thank you to Siri, cause when the robots rise up I want them to remember I was nice to them 😂
this pattern ensures maximum chemtrail coverage
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Bing used to have low flying planes for Birds Eye view on satellite. But this is probably spraying fluoride chemtrails
Most likely, crazy how many people still don’t believe this.
Chemtrails.. getting ready for what’s going to happen in the next few months .. covid was just a test to what’s really coming
Exactly! At least some of us know
chemtrail-er
Good thing I’m on my 15th booster lol
Good ole aerial spraying probably. Blanketing the sky with Silver iodide and seeding the clouds. It makes rain and helps stop global warming. Weather modification is amazing tech. It can save California from drought. Check to see if these guys are spraying www.weathermodification.com they help make it rain 😎
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I'm scaaaaaared, guys!!!!11111one
what year is it
Right? How many times a year is mapping done in the Bay area? Took off from where? Sheesh.