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 Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: cobwebs |
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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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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject: cobwebs |
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On 10/10/2010 11:40 PM, Gary Vogt wrote: | Quote: | 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.
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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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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:32 pm Post subject: cobwebs |
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Gary, before taking our California trip I was flying home from South Carolina and just under the north shelf of Atlanta's class B space I passed a plastic bag like you get at the grocery store within 50 feet of my left wing at 6,500'.
But no spider experience...
Bob Hodo
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From: Gary Vogt <teamgrumman(at)YAHOO.COM>
Subject: cobwebs
To: "Teamgrumman List" <teamgrumman-list(at)matronics.com>
Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 10:40 PM
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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| Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:00 am Post subject: cobwebs |
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There was something I either heard about or read about years ago:Spiders get caught in updrafts - Their earth bound web acts as a parasol and they wind up at high altitudes. The long streamers are for safety in slowing down their descent when the up-draft ends and also in hopes of catching onto a tree or hitch-hiking a ride on your plane to a more fruitful field of food. Did you SQUAK 7700?
Barry
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| Quote: | 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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