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1. 11:34 AM - A couple of people have asked about this (GOLDPILOT@AOL.COM)
2. 08:44 PM - cobwebs (Gary Vogt)
3. 08:57 PM - Re: cobwebs (Linn Walters)
4. 10:32 PM - Re: cobwebs (Bob Hodo)
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| Subject: | A couple of people have asked about this |
I saw this a week or so ago. Discounted it ASAP.
David
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Yesterday, Dave White in his new (to him) Tiger and me in my Tiger flew back to
Auburn from Lancaster. Somewhere outside of Porterville, at 8500 feet, we
started passing what looked like large globs of spider webs. They appeared to
be stringy and up to several feet long. It was hard to see them. Today, when
I
went to the airport, I noticed my plane was covered with these webs. Some
stretched the complete length of the wing cord.
Anyone heard of this before?
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On 10/10/2010 11:40 PM, Gary Vogt wrote:
> Yesterday, Dave White in his new (to him) Tiger and me in my Tiger
> flew back to Auburn from Lancaster. Somewhere outside of Porterville,
> at 8500 feet, we started passing what looked like large globs of
> spider webs. They appeared to be stringy and up to several feet long.
> It was hard to see them. Today, when I went to the airport, I
> noticed my plane was covered with these webs. Some stretched the
> complete length of the wing cord.
>
> Anyone heard of this before?
Yup .... called 'parachute spiders' (Google and see what you find)
...... it's how the spiders travel. Updrafts (maybe thermals too) can
take them pretty high. My Dad told me that they ran into some at
altitude in a B-24 .... made a mess of the windshield.
Linn
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Gary, before taking our California trip I was flying home from South Caroli
na and just under the north shelf of Atlanta's class B space I passed a pla
stic bag like you get at the grocery store within 50 feet of my left wing a
t 6,500'.
But no spider experience...
Bob Hodo
--- On Sun, 10/10/10, Gary Vogt <teamgrumman@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
From: Gary Vogt <teamgrumman@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: cobwebs
Yesterday, Dave White in his new (to him) Tiger and me in my Tiger flew bac
k to Auburn from Lancaster. -Somewhere outside of Porterville, at 8500 fe
et, we started passing what looked like large globs of spider webs. -They
appeared to be stringy and up to several feet long. -It was hard to see
them. -Today, when I went to the airport, I noticed my plane was covered
with these webs. -Some stretched the complete length of the wing cord.
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