Volcanic Ash

[Z_Victor1]

For those interested:-

http://www.radarvirtuel.com/#
http://www.flightstats.com
http://www.flightradar24.com/
http://www.nats.co.uk/
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation...aacuk_vag.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9

Volcanic Ash
Not only abrasive in nature, but particles within ash contain silica and other substances which, when subject to the extremely high internal temperatures within the combustion chambers of an aircraft's gas turbine engine, cause a 'glaze' to form....
This will of course stop the engine from functioning and it will flame-out.
The only direction the aircraft is going next is down.....

Boy is it peaceful here in the UK, just bliss.
Blue skies, no contrails, no ash....

Wait, no ash.....well I can't see it....

Yet..........

Good luck all.

Have a great weekend............

[jparnes1]

Flight got canceled...no flights out until Thursday at the earliest. Basically, I'm screwed. the only upside is that they'll ship my car immediately and I'll get it a lot sooner. It's a major disappointment, but that's the only bright spot.

[Vintage]

ZLK - the proper Texas expression, according to stereotypes, is "Yeehaw"

[raumdeuter]

Its all Top Gear's fault.

http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2010/04/16/1990/

--r

[teagueAMX]

This line is incredible!

Topgear:

“It has been scientifically proven that TopGear is responsible for almost every evil in the modern world, so the eruption of a furious tectonic force barely a week after Richard Clarkson’s ‘visit’ can hardly be viewed as mere coincidence,” says media commentator Annalisa Kneejerk.

“We have it on good authority that Jeremy Hammond drove one of his favourite Ferrari gas-guzzlers at 100mph, straight into the main magma chamber, which could quite easily have caused this geological catastrophe. Thankfully I’ve never watched the show.”

All I can say I glad you never watch the show, either!