Volcanic ash closing Scottish airports

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.stm

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Doh. Good luck with that.

Road Trip? Norway-Sweden-Denmark-Zeebrugge-Rosyth?

I'm happy enough actually, was due to go to a crappy all-day meeting tomorrow. I kinda hope the airport doesn't open at all today...

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karona said:

http://www.yr.no/satellitt/europa_animasjon.html

Norwegian satellite animation, takes a minute or two to load.
The massive grey patch is volcanic ash, there'll be nothing flying anytime soon.

Great link, TYVM!

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mrmr96 said:

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karona said:

http://www.yr.no/satellitt/europa_animasjon.html

Norwegian satellite animation, takes a minute or two to load.
The massive grey patch is volcanic ash, there'll be nothing flying anytime soon.

Great link, TYVM!

I have a problem on my machine and that page won't load. What does the cloud look like? (i.e. width/lenght?)

fkin' huge.

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Nah I doubt it'll even be visible from the ground. I think it's at high althitude, the problem is that it fks with RADAR and I assume the dust can cause problems if ingested by turbines.

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One of the boys in the office was outside at lunchtime and is now telling everyone he can smell sulphur out there.

I think he may have had too much black pudding for breakfast this morning...

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eharding said:

having been present some three feet behind the explosive disassembly of a propellor and associated engine shock loading last week, I've seen enough Lycomings damaged recently already....the damn ash might never get low enough to have an effect on typical GA engines, but some other bugger can find out.

Ouch!

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timlongs said:

Friends in holland tell me schipol is closing at 7pm local time.

Yes, I've been told that too.

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Warm and calm at Leftyville tonight, in fact, it's a beautiful evening!

No ash falling yet and no sulphurous air...

Edited by Lefty Two Drams on Thursday 15th April 20:42

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road hog said:

why cannot they use prop planes flying below the ash zone to and from fully operational airports.?

I imagine that there will still be dust at lower altitudes and it will also affect turboprops.

Doesn't the ash also affect RADAR?

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