Aberdeen airport closure

[Lefty Two Drams]

I was up at 4, at ABZ at 5 for a flight at 6.

NATS have closed the airspace due to icelandic volcanic ash drifting over Scotland.

[Gee Whizz]

I feel your pain. Got there at 5.30am and thought the boy was winding me up when he started to talk about volcanic ash! I guess it's just a case of sitting back and waiting...

[Fletch79]

Edinburgh and glasgow 2!!

[J381]

I was due to check-in at heli-admin on the Brent Charlie @ 8am.

Going back to bed for a few hours.

[Lefty Two Drams]

J381 said:

I was due to check-in at heli-admin on the Brent Charlie @ 8am.

Going back to bed for a few hoursdays.

EFA



Doesn't look like there will be any IFR flights for a while. SAR helis can fly VFR-only but doubt there'll be anything else up.

[Lefty Two Drams]

Somebody posted this pretty dramatic satellite imagery in the other thread (in the news forum):

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

[justin220]

Rumour offshore is the flying might start again after lunch today

[VetteG]

Now no flying from any UK airports.
Is anyone else a tad suspicious of this with all the blue sky above us? Could there be something else going on and this is a way of not alarming the general public? Just a thought!

G

Edited by VetteG on Thursday 15th April 12:24

[a11y_m]

VetteG said:

Now no flying from any UK airports.
Is anyone else a tad suspicious of this with all the blue sky above us? Could there be something else going on and this is a way of not alarming the general public? Just a thought!;)

G

I've had the same thoughts. It's got a bit clouder here in Falkirk but still, it's a bit strange...

[Garlick]

See here

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...