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

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

Matt

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

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


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

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'.... ...!

P.S ...Folks living around major Airports are enjoying beautiful peace and quiet for a change....and listening to the Garden Birds instead!... ...!

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

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

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



Vegewhat???   

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

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


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

UK bound passengers have been stuck in Toronto Pearson Int. all day today.

machineman9 wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 5:44pm:

Cheer up old chap. It's not summer yet.

Mind you, I suppose you realise this could affect our weather for several years to come.

Well according to a few sites the restriction is still in place will 1pm today.

Typical, I am on my shift off days and at work they are sat about drinking coffee and using the hanger as a sports hall Nothing flying in Germany today.

Curiously, I have just looked on Google Earth and can see no sign at all of the supposed "volcanic ash cloud". It is making me think, collective European Government action, but for what I have not yet worked out. Probably a huge conspiracy to ground the airlines so they can refill all the chemical tanks with a new substance and then continue chemtrailing us. Will let you know if I hear anything










Matt

16th April...>>>>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8623090.stm

Ash at 20,000-30.000 Feet...

Probably affecting lots of General Aviation Aircraft now?

Apart from clogging up the Air Filters, I wonder how much Piston Props are affected by the ash?

Paul... ...!

Is the problem most severe on Ash Wednesdays?.... ...!

Hagar wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 1:25pm:
But your lilacs will bloom more than once  .

olderndirt wrote on Apr 16^th, 2010 at 10:19am:


Likwise the British Airways 747 that lost all engines enroute to New Zealand ..... they managed to restart them after descending out of the ash cloud.... only to fly back up into it and loose them again. They descended out of the cloud and restarted them, then rerouted to made an emergency auto landing in Jakarta as the cockpit window frosting made a CATIII approach look like 20 mile visibility. The aircraft looked like it had been put though rollers made of sand paper  ...... all leading edges were glass smooth and shiny.

I feel desperately sorry for all the Families, etc, who are stranded abroad, with no money, etc, left!... ...!

No Food...no accommodation...no clean clothes, etc.....indefinitely!... ...!

Paul...I'm stopping at home!... ...!

machineman9 wrote on Apr 16^th, 2010 at 8:38pm:

plus to get live imaging I beleive you need the expensive ver. of google earth

..on the live BBC Radio News this morning...

Many, many Folks in the City of London, and around the Major Airports, saying how much they are enjoying the peace and quiet, free  from the constant drone of Aircraft overhead... ..!
They are making the most of it, as it may be that last time in their lifetime that they will experience it... ...!
My Sister lives in Fulham, in London, and she already noticed the lack of Aircraft, and their accompanying noise, when viewed from the roof-top of her block of Flats!

She wakes up to the sound of Bird song in the morning now....

...which is lovely... ...!

Paul....in the quietness of my garden!... ...!

Meck wrote on Apr 17^th, 2010 at 5:49am:


Ignoring the sounds of road traffic, the absence of the sound/noise of Aeroplanes is what it must have been like in times of yore... ...!

...just the occasional sound of Horses hooves...

Paul....I'm enjoying all of this peace!... ...!

P.S. ....as I typed this, a lonely Cessna 150/152 drifted slowly overhead....but I don't mind them!... ...!

Indeed the piston-fraction doesn't seem to be affected that much: several (g/a) props were still flying today, though imo not as many as on a usual sunny saturday.

The question would be: does an a/c pistonengine have an airfilter like all cars have? I'd guess so... Only problem could be the pitot-tube then. And as stated in our lokal newspaper, the cloud manly affects heights above 6000 ft (or was it meters? And again confuzzlement about metric/imperial system). So low 'n slow should be perfect today - don't forget to entertain the flight controllers as they might be bored...

Tai-2 wrote on Apr 17^th, 2010 at 12:52am:

The images should generally be up to 3 years old. I believe the 'pro' edition of Earth and the Enterprise edition just gives you higher resolution prints and movie modes or something like that.

Live streaming would cost more than a $400 license I'm sure 

Meck wrote on Apr 17^th, 2010 at 5:49am:

Indeed. A lovely blue sky all day yesterday. No wind & not a cloud in sight.  Looks like being the same today. While I feel sorry for all those people stranded at airports I must admit it makes a nice change. I could easily get used to this.

I drove from the Midlands back home to the South Coast yesterday. It was a real treat driving on the M25. No congestion or hold-ups going past Heathrow. This was the first time I've ever seen the motorway matrix signs saying Heathrow & Gatwick Airport Closed.

PS. No sign of the ash cloud where I was although my car is covered with fine dust.

Its easy to forget that that innocent? little Island, mostly covered in ice and snow, a few miles North of Great Britain, is actually an extremely geologically active part of the Planet!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland

Mid Atlantic Ridge: Iceland..>>>

Fault Zones

Geography

...an interesting little discussion on BBC 2 Radio this morning.

The cost of driving from Hong Kong Airport, etc, to Great Britain by road, in the average Family Car, with fuel prices based upon UK prices including Tax, compared to a seat on a Jumbo Jet to convey one from point A to point B... ...!

Distance by road.
Fuel cost per gallon.
Miles per gallon.

A VERY expensive drive!.... ...!

Paul...I'm stopping where I am!... ...!

I hope it all clears up quite soon... My sister is supposed to be flying over next week from L.A 

NO CHEMTRAILS!!!!!


Seriously quiet now though

To Saultfresh:

expat wrote on Apr 20^th, 2010 at 4:37am:








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