If you see planes flying lower than usual over the next week, don’t freak out. Two NASA research planes will be flying across Southern California at lower altitudes than normal.
The flights will begin Sunday and end Wednesday to collect air samples over power plants, landfills and urban areas across the L.A. Basin, Salton Sea and the Central Valley. The planes will also go over some local airports and runway points.
NASA said its P-3 and King Air B200 aircrafts will fly about 1,000 feet above ground. For reference, commercial planes typically fly between 30,000 to 42,000 feet above ground…