Simviation Forum - UK air space is closed...

Apr 15^th, 2010 at 9:21am

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No flights allowed to enter UK airspace, and all flights are grounded as the ash cloud heads our way.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm
Scandinavia looks like it's having serious problems too.

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Reply #1 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 10:11am

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The northern airspace over Norway is closed, too since yesterday evening...

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Reply #2 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 10:54am

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I've been tracking this and it now looks like airspace in multiple Western European countries is completely closed! This is certainly unusual looking!

Closed airspace:

All UK Airspace,

Norway,

Belgium,

Northern France,

Western/Northern Germany,

Netherlands,

Denmark,

& probably Sweden and Finland will be shutting down soon too.

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Reply #3 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 11:02am

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All UK bound flights the at the airport I work at have been cancelled.

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Reply #4 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 11:37am

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Certainly never heard of anything like this before. Undecided

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Reply #5 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 11:39am

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Even though the airspace has been closed i've seen quite a few light aircraft and helicopters flying around.

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Reply #6 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 11:46am

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Even though the airspace has been closed i've seen quite a few light aircraft and helicopters flying around.

Do they have an altitude restriction? I guess the ash cloud is pretty high.

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Reply #7 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 12:06pm

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Rich H wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 11:46am:

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Even though the airspace has been closed i've seen quite a few light aircraft and helicopters flying around.

Do they have an altitude restriction? I guess the ash cloud is pretty high.

I don't think there are any problems for Microlight/Ultralight/Flexwing Pilots... Wink

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Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

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Reply #8 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 12:42pm

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Wow this would actually effect flights out of the USA heading over to the UK and Germany, I hope they think this through tonight before I go into to work. Shocked

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Reply #9 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:25pm

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Fozzer wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 12:06pm:

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

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That might be so but it has to come down somewhere. For example, all over my nice clean car. Angry

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Reply #10 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:31pm

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Hagar wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:25pm:

Fozzer wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 12:06pm:

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

Paul....smokin'.... Grin

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That might be so but it has to come down somewhere. For example, all over my nice clean car. Angry

And don't forget to wash your vegetables Grin

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Reply #11 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:37pm

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expat wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:31pm:

Hagar wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:25pm:

Fozzer wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 12:06pm:

Aircraft flying at 50,000 feet and upwards are mostly affected, eg; Commercial Passenger Jets.

The Ash is being carried aloft by the high altitude Jet Stream.

Paul....smokin'.... Grin

...!

That might be so but it has to come down somewhere. For example, all over my nice clean car. Angry

And don't forget to wash your vegetables Grin

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Well I don't mind: my grub is skinned anyway... Tongue

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Reply #12 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 2:14pm

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I popped into my local Iceland Super Store today.

When I had finished my shopping the Lady at the Check-out asked me if I wanted (c)ash-back....

....Boom....Boom.... Grin

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Reply #13 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 2:49pm

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Fozzer wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 2:14pm:

....Boom....Boom.... Grin

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Paul... Grin

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No ........ that's what the volcano is doing

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Reply #14 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 4:22pm

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Fozzer wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 2:14pm:

I popped into my local Iceland Super Store today.

When I had finished my shopping the Lady at the Check-out asked me if I wanted (c)ash-back....

....Boom....Boom.... Grin

...!

Paul... Grin

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Glad to see someone's seeing the lighter side of all this.

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