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Old September 12th 20, 06:19 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Default Virga, rain, cloudsuck - how close do you get?

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 10:36:24 PM UTC-6, Mike Reid wrote:
Sounds like you encountered St. Elmo's Fire, which is quite common when flying through dry precipitation like snow or ice crystals. If it had been dark, you would have seen the sparks to go along with the clicking sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7huPWGX-yz0

Mike


Mark Keene recently posted a great video of this on his Facebook page.