Icelandic volcanic ash halts European air traffic.

Having seen the news, this is a lot worse than I thought. The last time Eyjafjallajoekull erupted like this in 1821 it lasted months :icon_eek:

We are all going to have to go back to using boats
 
If anyone ever has a chance, fly around the cone of a volcano as soon as legal. My wife and I used a local flight seeing company to fly around Mt. Redoubt last year a couple days after the FAA lifted the flight ban. Seeing the still smoldering lava dome and the hundreds of mile long ash stain on the snow capped mountains was impressive.
 
Panther_99FS said:
When I was stationed in Iceland, they told us that if we were there for 2yrs, we stood a good chance of seeing some type of volcanic activity....
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LUCKY!! When I was stationed in Texas, they said there was a good chance we'd see nothing.:icon_lol:

Seriously though, Iceland is beautiful.
 
cheezyflier said:
now all of you fire up fsx and play the volcano mission with the dc-3 in order to practice your single engine landings.
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I almost made that one. When the volcano FUBARd the engine, I shut down the good one. (Doh!, your other left!!) LOL
 
Hello from Iceland. We have 3 more Volcanos almost ready to erupt. The Worst Volcano is Mt Katla in Myrdals jokull Glacier east of Eyjafjallajokull Glacier witch is erupting now. Mt Katla is similar to the Mt Saint Helens in the USA. Katla can start erupting after Eyjafjallajokull shuts up, so flight could be down for montths in the Northern Hemissphere. Last time Eyjafjallajokull Glacier erupted it was on and off for three years then Mt Katla took over for few months. So Volcanos are bad for aviation. However on the fun note becuse of the Icesave problem Prime minister Brown is probably Shouting towards Iceland "We want Cash not ash" All the best Stefanvalg in Volcanic Iceland
 
stefanvalg said:
We have 3 more Volcanos almost ready to erupt.
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But please keep the ash next time. :icon_lol:

However on the fun note becuse of the Icesave problem Prime minister Brown is probably Shouting towards Iceland "We want Cash not ash"
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Well, in german, "ash" is a slang term for money.
So if you gonna throw this stuff out into the world don't complain you're broke afterwards. :icon_lol:
 
Proves the point again that mother nature has a far greater impact on the earth's climate than anything us relatively feeble humans can muster!

The ash this activity is putting into the atmosphere will have measurable worldwide affects on climate.

The immediate affect on European air transportation is merely the tip of the iceberg even as substantial an impact as it is for us.

Cheers,

Ken
 
you know, i was thinking the same thing, sort of.

what will the impact be outside of travel? many goods are shipped by air. mail and packages travel by air. planes do alot more than move people. they do more than move things. it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
 
My sister and her husband were en-route to England from Australia on Tuesday. After the usual stop over in Singapore they departed the next day and got diverted to Dubai. They are still there, aborted holiday and now waiting to get home (on Sunday!). Lots of time to learn about Camels.
 
demorier said:
My sister and her husband were en-route to England from Australia on Tuesday. After the usual stop over in Singapore they departed the next day and got diverted to Dubai. They are still there, aborted holiday and now waiting to get home (on Sunday!). Lots of time to learn about Camels.
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That's a shame but there are worse places to be stuck at the Airline's expense. Dubai is glorious! It's better that than being stuck in the UK for god knows how long. Now they are saying things will possibly resume after the weekend but only if the wind changes direction as the Volcano shows no sign of stopping. This could go on for weeks!
 
flown again today and its been very very quiet on the radios. Almost if have the whole sky to yourself.

Martin
 
T6flyer said:
flown again today and its been very very quiet on the radios. Almost if have the whole sky to yourself.

Martin
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They are all sitting at home or at airports watching flightradar24.com...
"Due to an extreme amount of visitors at Flightradar24, we have temporarliy suspended the ability to click on aircrafts (normally shows flightinfo like speed, aircraft type, destination and plane trail)"

Took 3 tries to even get to the page
 
I reckon that stuff plays havoc on turbine fins ...

with an air filtered gas putt putt you probably stand a better chance of surviving a flight in that stuff.
 
Snuffy said:
with an air filtered gas putt putt you probably stand a better chance of surviving a flight in that stuff.
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With an "air filtered gas putt putt" you're probably not going to get high enough to get near that stuff...

Enjoy the quiet skies, T6flyer! :wiggle:
 
Snuffy said:
I reckon that stuff plays havoc on turbine fins ...

with an air filtered gas putt putt you probably stand a better chance of surviving a flight in that stuff.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedbird_9


Might just be useful to aviod anything higher than FL300. Apparently that's where the ash cloud is located.


No rain yet here today, just a few normal clouds in an otherwise clear blue sky.

Must be weird for the people living near big airports. Total quietness instead of the usual noise.
 
Bjoern said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedbird_9


Might just be useful to aviod anything higher than FL300. Apparently that's where the ash cloud is located.


No rain yet here today, just a few normal clouds in an otherwise clear blue sky.

Must be weird for the people living near big airports. Total quietness instead of the usual noise.
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GA is thriving,though......perfect opportunity to practice ILS approaches now that the "Big Iron" is grounded.
 
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