All the fuss from airlines about the so-called over-cautious approach of NATS seems to me to be geared to trying to strong arm compensation out of the government rather than a sound basis of science
I keep looking at the Met office maps.
One maps shows satelite imagery of teh volanic ash plume.
Another shows the no-fly zone predictions
So just how dangerous is it to fly though this ash? This news report from the BBC gives some details.
If one airliner in a hundred has total engine failure due to volcanic ash, then that seems to me to be a pretty big risk. The risk not only impacts the crew and passengers but in crowded Europe, the risk of a crash on an urban area can not be ignored.
Would you get on a plane if you thought there was a one in a hundred chance of engine failure. I wouldn't.
Everything is the fault us Nats eh:}
ReplyDeleteThis link to three webcams is here.
http://eldgos.mila.is/eyjafjallajokull-fra-valahnjuk/
I have been screengrabing some clips here and hope to add more.
http://quirkynats.freeforums.org/iceland-volcano-t277.html
:-)
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