NZFF

Happen to look up while out in the garden at around 11:30 this morning



Nothing on the usual tracking sites.
I am wondering what altitude would generate the contrails, it's pretty unusual to see around here.
It seemed to motoring along pretty smartly, too.

Yeah me too from NZTA, About 7:30. it was a bit thinner but straight. Like no wind. Maybe there was a couple or more given your viewing was a bit later. Pretty high though.

Here in Blenheim we see them several times a week depending on the weather aircraft flying between NZAA to NZCH and NZDN and return also aircraft flying NZWN to YMML

OK so it wasn't a UFO checking out the latest America's Cup challengers
We don't often see them because the direct routes to the south aren't over Auckland?
Maybe a high-flying rugby fan returning to Wellington from Tokyo...

Quite possibly NAN-CHC or WLG. Their track I think goes via AA before heading further south

Wellington, yes



Didn't show up on Flightradar though, surely you'd fly that with a transponder showing?
THat Jackson feller again...

ah ha - covert huh. :-)

Charl wrote:OK so it wasn't a UFO checking out the latest America's Cup challengers
We don't often see them because the direct routes to the south aren't over Auckland?
Maybe a high-flying rugby fan returning to Wellington from Tokyo...

US military Aircraft patrolling over New Zealand including Superhornet's from a Carrier not far from New Zealand.
...the good guys.

That contrail is probably from Splitpin flying P3D plane or Jankees flying FSX plane.

Regards,

Aharon

You'll know combat aircraft when you see them as they often fly in pairs, so a pair of contrails is two combat aircraft in a standard combat spread patrolling over New Zealand armed with mostly smart weapons for ground targets. Often it is F-15's and Superhornets, another way to spot them is their beacons can be set for different patterns on the Superhornet and this sequence makes them stand out among other aircraft types....lol I invited them here.