Iceland Volcano
Posted by: FlipTop on 15 April 2010
Does the team think that the Icelantic volcano erruption is retribution for Gordon Brown's use of the UK anti-terrorist legislation to freeze Icelantic assets in the UK following the Icelantic banking collapse ?
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Richard Dane
Not really. However, the Icelandic wind farms suddenly all being orientated SSE and set to "blow", might be...
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Mike-B
Blow ??? - is that a Freudian slip
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by graham55
Just a joke, I thought, as I don't think that wind turbines can actually blow air.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by OscillateWildly
First the Cod Wars, then they vote to not repay their debt, now this; they must be stopped!
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by gone
That's odd, it always seems windy when the turbines are turning.....
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Mike-B
Sorry Graham, maybe a bit deep for some.
Blow - Ash(es) have some other connotations
The street wise will get it
NB BigH might want to change his name
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Richard Dane
quote:
Originally posted by graham55:
Just a joke, I thought, as I don't think that wind turbines can actually blow air.
correct.
Mike,
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Jonathan Gorse
Amazing to see this:
http://www.flightradar24.com/Not often you'll see the UK airspace devoid of traffic - best news is I now get the day off!
Jonathan
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Absolute
I just can't imagine how frustrating it must be to have your plans destroyed by something as freak as a volcano eruption.
However I might find out it if continues for the next few weeks. Here's to hoping.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by MilesSmiles
We had an International meeting today in London and half the folks didn't show up and the other half is grounded - pretty neat excuse "Couldn't make the meeting because of the volcanic eruption", it's a new one.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by BigH47
quote:
NB BigH might want to change his name
???????
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by BigH47
Sorry am I missing something but the cloud of ash is over Iceland and can be seen from space ,therefore they know where it is so can't the planes just fly around it?
Seems to be "there is no problem we can't have knee jerk reaction to".
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Mike-B
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by JamieL_v2
quote:
Originally posted by BigH47:
Sorry am I missing something but the cloud of ash is over Iceland and can be seen from space ,therefore they know where it is so can't the planes just fly around it?
Seems to be "there is no problem we can't have knee jerk reaction to".
Fine dust drifting at over 20,000 feet where the winds can take it hundreds of miles.
It is sharp and clogs aircraft engines, as well as 'sandpapering' the edges of the flight surfaces and also the glass of the pilots windscreen and also the lights.
There is/was a great 'Air Crash Investigation' on the 1982 (?) British Airways flight that encountered an ash plume over Indonesia, on National Geographic.
The BBC news has been terrible on this, lots of interviews with people who only know their flight has been canceled, and virtually no scientific information to explain why.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by james n
quote:
The BBC news has been terrible on this, lots of interviews with people who only know their flight has been canceled, and virtually no scientific information to explain why.
Standard BBC reporting.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Tony Lockhart
On my iPhone Plane Finder app tonight. Lovely.
Tony
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by shoot6x7
quote:
Originally posted by JamieL_v2:
Fine dust drifting at over 20,000 feet where the winds can take it hundreds of miles.
It is sharp and clogs aircraft engines, as well as 'sandpapering' the edges of the flight surfaces and also the glass of the pilots windscreen and also the lights.
There is/was a great 'Air Crash Investigation' on the 1982 (?) British Airways flight that encountered an ash plume over Indonesia, on National Geographic.
I saw that show, fascinating, first they had St. Elmo's fire, a glow around the cockpit of their BA 747. Then their engines started cutting out, then came back, then cut out and then finally came back.
When they landed a huge amount of the paint had been scrubbed away ... it was shocking ...
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by shoot6x7
"He lost all 4 engines and was preparing to ditch into the ocean, but then they thought they'd fire again. So now Cpt Moody was able to turn around to fly back to Jakarta, however, the windscreen was basically all covered with ash and visability was very limited. So he asked Jakarta to turn the lights on highest intensity, of which they already were, so then he requested a Cat 1 ILS, only to find out that the ILS system at Jakarta was down, so he was left to manually fly and land the a/c. The only decent vision he could get thru the window was on the left so he flew the whole approach with his head right to one side. Very much like Ace Ventura in his Car."
The windshield was etched very badly due to the volcanic ash. A fine mist also came into cabin, it was so fine that the dust made it through the filters.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Blueknowz
Oh well Sunset was a let down tonight!
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Stephen Tate
I managed to see a Waxing Crescent Moon this evening...didn't warrant setting up the telescope though...
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by JonR
quote:
Originally posted by Jonathan Gorse:
Amazing to see this:
http://www.flightradar24.com/Not often you'll see the UK airspace devoid of traffic - best news is I now get the day off!
What really annoys me about this is that when I get stuck on the M25 near the junction with the M4, something which happens pretty much every day, I can no longer watch any planes flying overhead! Be gone, cloud, be gone!!
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by Absolute
Looks like it could be another 48 hours.
Airspace closed:
UK
Republic of Ireland
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Mental. France and Finland on the way.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by MilesSmiles
quote:
Originally posted by Absolute:
Looks like it could be another 48 hours.
Airspace closed:
UK
Republic of Ireland
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
Mental. France and Finland on the way.
Amazing.
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by MilesSmiles
Here's the bad boy
Posted on: 15 April 2010 by OscillateWildly
Male at an airport on being asked about his cancelled flight - "There's nothing on the ground so why the delays? It's terrible."
