UK, Northern Europe No Fly Zone

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I heard the Finnish Air Force sent an F-18 into the cloud and buggered its engines up, so it's still about in places. I think the problem at the moment is that the damaging stuff is only in patchy places inside the cloud but there's no way of telling where in the cloud those patches are, and where they'll be tomorrow.

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

I hope you got your rabies shot Jimbuna, I think you might be bit by a rabid Ferret soon.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

That must be nearly half the Finnish Air Force disabled then

[CaptainHaplo]

Bloody irresponsible to send a jet fighter into something like that. Its asking to get FOD'ed out.

Times like this is when big, slow birds (like the old DC-3) are most useful. I am suprised that at least some puddle jumpers aren't allowed - given the slower speed.....

[Oberon]

It's about time the governments manned up and organised extra trains, coaches and ships instead of just hoping it'll go away and people will find their own way back.
It's been seventy years since Dunkirk, we managed it back then, we can do it again now. All that's standing in the way is politics and legislation.

Times like this is when big, slow birds (like the old DC-3) are most useful. I am suprised that at least some puddle jumpers aren't allowed - given the slower speed.....

Some are allowed, and it isn't the slower speed thats the key its the engines not having to suck in vast amounts of air/ash to operate.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I hope you got your rabies shot Jimbuna, I think you might be bit by a rabid Ferret soon.

Must be in bed fast asleep

[Linton]

The cheese eaters do it again!!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...by-French.html

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Linton

The cheese eaters do it again!!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...by-French.html

The Dutch?

Ooooh, you mean THOSE cheese-eaters!

Dan should have used some fishing boats...if we have any left...

The cheese eaters do it again!!!

Take one minute and see how many reasons you can think of which would mean that a cross channel ferry service through the worlds busiest shipping lane by some journalist with a couple of inflatables he borrowed is a bit of a no-go

[Linton]

The original article stated that the French did not want any competition to their ferries.We must be due a French ferry workers strike again soon.

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Bloody irresponsible to send a jet fighter into something like that. Its asking to get FOD'ed out.

The Hornets flew on Thursday, when the airspace was still open. They had scheduled dogfight exercises. So, no, they didn't send a jet to 'fly into the cloud'.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Linton

The original article stated that the French did not want any competition to their ferries.We must be due a French ferry workers strike again soon.

A different attitude to the one they took in June 44

Originally Posted by Dowly

The Hornets flew on Thursday, when the airspace was still open. They had scheduled dogfight exercises. So, no, they didn't send a jet to 'fly into the cloud'.

They also sent a Hawk up there, it came back with data.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...-volcanic.html

The damage to the F-18 seems pretty clear, can't get me into a plane any time soon.

[HunterICX]

^that's some nasty stuff indeed to get in your engines.

HunterICX