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Post by speedbird1960 on May 22, 2011 23:50:10 GMT 1
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Post by speedbird1960 on May 23, 2011 14:51:19 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 19:17:31 GMT 1
Looks like POTUS is leaving Ireland tonight instead of tomorrow just in case... GC
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Post by speedbird1960 on May 23, 2011 19:20:45 GMT 1
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Post by Biggles on May 24, 2011 0:42:47 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2011 8:21:18 GMT 1
POTUS is a widely used acronym for President of the United States, a quick look back at several papers/journals (Newsweek, The Times, The Economist) finds it in common use. Interestingly I can't find any media usage of 13 consecutive question marks? GC
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Post by speedbird1960 on May 24, 2011 12:09:30 GMT 1
It looks like BA have are doing an ash cloud surveillance run just north of Aberdeen.
BAW9271 Airline: British Airways Aircraft: Airbus A320-232 (A320) Reg: G-EUUH Hex: 4009C5 Altitude: 28000 ft (8534 m) Speed: 331 kt (613 km/h, 381 mph) Track: 158° Squawk: 5017 Pos: 57.36395 / -2.31785 Radar: EGPD2 Thanks to FlightRadar24
Mike / Speedbird
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Post by columbo on May 24, 2011 14:26:36 GMT 1
Did anyone see the interview with MOL on BBc news 24 around 11.30am? Made me chuckle with the words he was using regarding the closed airspace. He said Ryanair flew a surveillance flight from Prestwick all around Scotland up to FL410 and had no problems at all. I wish I could find the interview and post it.
Steve
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2011 14:44:36 GMT 1
POTUS is a widely used acronym for President of the United States, a quick look back at several papers/journals (Newsweek, The Times, The Economist) finds it in common use. Interestingly I can't find any media usage of 13 consecutive question marks? GC Indeed, and FLOTUS is the acronym for his missus Cheers, Dave
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Post by speedbird1960 on May 24, 2011 16:43:18 GMT 1
Did anyone see the interview with MOL on BBc news 24 around 11.30am? Made me chuckle with the words he was using regarding the closed airspace. He said Ryanair flew a surveillance flight from Prestwick all around Scotland up to FL410 and had no problems at all. I wish I could find the interview and post it. Steve Hi steve. I saw that myself and it made me laugh too. Try this link to see if its the right one. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13526331Mike / Speedbird
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Post by Biggles on May 25, 2011 0:16:03 GMT 1
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Post by columbo on May 25, 2011 7:15:41 GMT 1
Hi Mike thanks for finding that. That wasnt the one though. The one I saw he was quite heated saying he went looking for a "mythicall" cloud and the CAA are a bunch of incompitent beurocrats (spelling). Made me giggle.
Cheers
Steve
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Post by buspilot on May 25, 2011 14:32:38 GMT 1
The volcano has stopped throwing out ash and rocks. All that's coming out now is steam.
Willy Walsh, with a little more credibility than MOL, after he actually sent a BA aircraft through the so called ash cloud, without an problems, has also questioned the alarm and the credibility of the closures due to computer models of ash drift.
The other piece of incompetence at the CAA/FAAM, was to have the the Bae146 survey aircraft, G-LUXE, not available for ash cloud check flights. They also seemed in no hurry to get it back operating these checks, despite the urgent need.
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Post by Biggles on May 25, 2011 17:49:50 GMT 1
what is worse the CAA being possible over-cautious, or airline bosses being more concerned with profit than safety. I haven't seen many sensible passengers being overly concerned. MOL needs no excuse to mouth in overdrive when money is an issue.
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Post by RICEY on May 25, 2011 19:10:30 GMT 1
MOL sent a plane up and returned fine without any damage so i think its being too over cautious now
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