Man of Honour
Would insurance cover this though? Act of nature as such?
Icelandic Volcanic Eruption - Significant Disruption to UK Flights
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Um... insurance?
Tis harsh though, 2 years of planning down the pan
Yeah it will cover it but she won't get her holiday back from work at short notice. So she won't get another holiday this year. Not the end of the world but I can understand her being upset.
Although I'd be very happy If it was the other way around, say I'd just spent two weeks in florida and was due to fly back this week. The insurance would be paying for an extended stay
Soldato
As I said, likely to still be disrupted at the very least. The link I posted before shows the extent of the ash cloud.
I would guess none. Wind patterns look pretty stable for the next few days.
Man of Honour
God. Looks like it might be the same for another 24 hours at least..
Soldato
Latest satellite loop, new image every 15 mins...
Pilots are gayers, in 2012 even the pilot with 2 hours flying time could take off with the runway dissapearing behind him and easily fly through ash clouds in a plane he'd never flown before. You have have become too dependant on your mutli coloured screens
BA have told my sister at heathrow she's unlikely to be going anywhere until saturday at the earliest. Atleast it gives the cabin crew some time off
Soldato
Pilots are gayers, in 2012 even the pilot with 2 hours flying time could take off with the runway dissapearing behind him and easily fly through ash clouds in a plane he'd never flown before. You have have become too dependant on your mutli coloured screens
Except volcanic ash is rather acidic, no one wants to put there multi million pound plane through a cloud that will do untold damage.
Soldato
My dad is currently stuck in norway at work because of this, and is meant to be going to turkey on monday morning!
Soldato
Extremely corrosive and dangerous, and if it's in the higher fl levels, it's almost guaranteed to be falling to lower levels.
Best headline of the day
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/821832-flying-through-volcanic-ash-is-like-driving-up-a-badgers-arse
There are reports of a sulphur smell in the North Scottish Isles atm
The latest reports from Meto employees and aviation peeps http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=35867
Soldato
Just been having a look at this webiste: http://www.radarvirtuel.com/
Anything north of london is just empty. Had a look at Gatwick airports flight info and it still says a few flights are scheduled to leave later today although many are cancelled.
Anything north of london is just empty. Had a look at Gatwick airports flight info and it still says a few flights are scheduled to leave later today although many are cancelled.
Is this IR? Visible? The only reliable way to see the ash cloud is to calculate the brightness temperature difference between ~11 and 12 microns.
See here: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/vaac/ash_detection.html
Soldato
It's visible atm, after dark it changes to ir 10.1, but airflow is the key here, as any airflow coming from Iceland's direction atm is likely to have ash in it.
Soldato
First they inflict Kerry Katona on us, then Landisbanki collapses, now this! Curse you Icelandic types! 
No one cares about the acidity, it's stalling/stopping the engines that they care about. I was actually joking.
Man of Honour
We will have peace and quiet in the sky around here with Heathrow going to sleep. The radar is already showing less flights than normal.
Soldato
The ash is made up from pulverised rock and glass particles which can corrode the turbine blades, pass through the engine and solidify causing catastrophic failure, it also enters into the cabin and causes all sorts of problems for the passengers.
Interesting to see EasyJet still flying to Glasgow this afternoon!!?!?! Those in the north should watch the skies :O
http://holidays.easyjet.com/FlightCheck/flightdepartures.aspx?lang=en
Interesting to see EasyJet still flying to Glasgow this afternoon!!?!?! Those in the north should watch the skies :O
http://holidays.easyjet.com/FlightCheck/flightdepartures.aspx?lang=en