Hi folks.
I had planned a great RV-flying day today in beautiful Spring weather, but the airspace in most of northern Europe is CLOSED.... yuk!
A vulcano on the SE of Iceland has an outbreak a couple of days ago, and now the vulcanic ash is spreading all over the Northern Euorope!
The last time this thing had an outbreak, (back in the 1800's I think) it lasted OVER ONE YEAR....
Now, thousands of airliners and small planes are grounded until further... and the ash is spreading...
Here in Norway, the airspace is closed until 2 PM today for a starter, but they say the closure will be extended, maybe for several days... or weeks...! YUK!
If the wind-direction changes, there might be improvements, but for now, that thing sure affects both RV's and the rest of the flying world up here...
Yesterday for example, 50% of ALL the flights beetween Europe and the US was cancelled!
On the link below, the text is in Norwegain I'm afraid, but you can see on the animation how the ash is spreading from Iceland and into Euorope... (click on the "play" arrow)
http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.7081946
I had planned a great RV-flying day today in beautiful Spring weather, but the airspace in most of northern Europe is CLOSED.... yuk!
A vulcano on the SE of Iceland has an outbreak a couple of days ago, and now the vulcanic ash is spreading all over the Northern Euorope!
The last time this thing had an outbreak, (back in the 1800's I think) it lasted OVER ONE YEAR....
Now, thousands of airliners and small planes are grounded until further... and the ash is spreading...
Here in Norway, the airspace is closed until 2 PM today for a starter, but they say the closure will be extended, maybe for several days... or weeks...! YUK!
If the wind-direction changes, there might be improvements, but for now, that thing sure affects both RV's and the rest of the flying world up here...
Yesterday for example, 50% of ALL the flights beetween Europe and the US was cancelled!
On the link below, the text is in Norwegain I'm afraid, but you can see on the animation how the ash is spreading from Iceland and into Euorope... (click on the "play" arrow)
http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.7081946
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