vulcano erupts on Iceland

[flatlandpilot]

HI,

Today a lot of flights are cancelled due a vulcao eruption on iceland,
knowing what can happen when a engine swallows too much of it,
I think all the caution with it is very wise.

UPDATE: the Dutch airspace is closed now (14:00 local time)

http://media.nu.nl/m/m1dzv8va9fh6.jpg
http://images2-telegraaf.nl/multimedia/archive/00714/aswolk_in_kaart_714760d.jpg
http://images2-telegraaf.nl/multimedia/archive/00714/positie_aswolk_veer_714777d.jpg

[Geremy Britton]

Yep, and also all british airspace has been closed down grounding all commercial flights. Emergencys only are permitted with caution.

[flatlandpilot]

Dutch airspace is still closed, at least until 14:00 local time


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ztg0wUqKY&feature=player_embedded

[Steve A]

My youngest was supposed to fly out from Larnaca to Prague last night on a school trip, Cancelled completely, shes devastated, I suggested we load up the same flight in the sim but it went down like a lead ballon.

[Sean Nixon]

I'm on holiday in Tenerife at the moment. Nobody is going home at the moment. I'm due to return Tuesday, wonder if it'll all be back to normal by then??? On the positive side, the weather's great! :)

[Steve A]

I can think of worse places to get stuck Sean. Enjoy the sunshine!

[PaulEMB]

I just spent 20 hours driving home to MAD from AMS, since being stuck on Weds afternoon - lucky I have a good employer who helped me find transport - now, I´m discovering I am getting a bit old for 1700Km trips overnight that usually take 2hrs in a shiny tube reading the newspaper!

My advice for the next days in Europe - stay at home (or whichever airport you have the pleasure of sleeping in!)

[flatlandpilot]

until sunday 8:00 Dutch airspace will stay closed.
I just arrived home after a long day of paragliding.
from 500m. height the dust at the horizon was clearly visible.

It was strange, no condens trails, no airtraffic a lot of sun, just perfect :)

[kermit]

Hi,
I hope that everything will cleared up before the 27th, as I planned for a 8 days vacation in Turkey .
From AMS
greetz

[No Longer Active]

I am flying to Palma THIS FRIDAY!!! (23RD) for my girlfriends 29th birthday, we go to the same place every year and this year it looks very slim, we are flying from London Stansted to Palma Mallorca with Ryanair. I am thinking that we are going to have to rebook for about a months time. I am gutted.

What do you think the likelyhood is of me going this friday? (23rd)......

[Leo Bodnar]

It looks like general aviation traffic is not subject to restrictions. We have normal light aircraft traffic around North East of England flying in and out of controlled airspace (EGNV.)
I wonder if traffic controllers would pile in with offers of unrestricted "direct to" RAS if you ask them nicely! :)
Or does "closed airspace" mean that they would decline RAS/RIS and won't grant terminal area transitions?
How does this work in practice?

[flatlandpilot]

in the Netherlands:
on saturday a glider was fined for flying (the knvvl started talks with airtraffic control)
on saturday we told Nieuw Millingen that we were going to paraglide,
the told us; but the airspace is closed. we had no problems. hot air ballons also flew.

today (sunday)
only non-motorized flying officially allowed (and one testflight of KLM)


NOTAM Beperkt VFR vliegen

Publicatiedatum: 17-april-2010 15:07
In vervolg op het bericht "Beperkt VFR vliegen mogelijk" is onderstaande Notam uitgebracht.

Q)EHAA/QAFCH/IV/NBO/E/000/999/5255N00454E137
A)EHAA B)1004171300 C)1004241200 EST
E)AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION CAA-NL HAS DECIDED TO EXEMPT NON-MOTORIZED AIRCRAFT, I.E. GLIDERS, HOT AIR BALLOONS, NON MOTORIZED HANGGLIDERS AND PARAGLIDERS FROM THE CLOSURE OF THE AMSTERDAM FIR DUE TO THE VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD. NEVERTHELESS, CAA-NL RECOMMENDS INCREASED MONITORING OF THE FLIGHT SPEED AND HEIGHT INDICATION AND WINDSCREEN TRANSPARENCY DURING FLIGHT IN THE RISK AREA. IF ANY ABNORMAL INDICATION OR SUDDEN INDICATION CHANGE IS NOTICED, MAKE A NORMAL LANDING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ANY ABNORMALITIES SHOULD BE REPORTED TO CAA-NL (IVW). FLIGHTS ARE AT OWN DISCRETION. FOR NON-MOTORIZED AIRCRAFT THE RULES APPLY AS IN NORMAL SITUATION.) )

saturday Giethoorn Holland:
http://flatlandpilots.nl/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/normal_DSCF1570.jpg

Sunday: LOL what is flying around the EHAM tower ?
http://media.nu.nl/m/m1dzvi8axer1.jpg

[flatlandpilot]

it can damage the engine;
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/16/340727/pictures-finnish-f-18-engine-check-reveals-effects-of-volcanic.html

http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=33775

[Ronson2k9]

For those in the UK 'Alex'... There is this piece of hopeful news

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267257/Iceland-volcano-eruption-UK-flight-ban-LIFTED-tomorrow.html

[flatlandpilot]

in about 50 min. EHAM will open for some continental flights
20:20 local time.
Shanghai Dubay and New-York 3 flights tonight
tomorrow Europe will have "save" and "unsave" corridors.

Runway 36 clear for take off.....
there they go :D



Its good to hear the tower again...