Still no ash deposits on the car!
Anyway, everyone mentions it but doesn't post it, so here it is;
Q) EGXX/QWWLW/IV/NBO/W/000/195/5441N00219W999
B) FROM: 10/04/16 21:44C) TO: 10/04/17 12:00 EST
E) A VOLCANIC ASH VA CLOUD, ORIGINATING IN ICELAND IS HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT AFFECTING UK AIRSPACE. SCOTTISH AND LONDON FIR/UIR AREAS AFFECTED, BASED ON A PROJECTION FROM THE VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY MESSAGE IS AS FOLLOWS:
170000 EAST AND SOUTH OF THE FOLLOWING LINES 5820N 00254E,
5147N 00427W, 5152N 00622W
170600 EAST AND SOUTH OF THE FOLLOWING LINES 5636N 00500E,
5303N 00037W, 5312N 00530W
171200 NORTH OF LINE 6019N 01000W, 6100N 00216W AND SOUTH OF LINE
5651N 00500E, 5244N 00530W
OPR SHOULD REFER TO LATEST VA ADVISORY FOR FURTHER INFO SEE MET OFFICE VAAC LONDON WEBSITE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ICAO VOLCANIC ASH CONTINGENCY PLAN, NO IFR CLEARANCE WILL BE ISSUED FOR PENETRATION OF THE FORCAST CONTAMINATED AREA WI UK AIRSPACE. LONDON FIR/UIR
REMAINS ZERO RATE UNTIL 1200 APR 17. SCOTTISH AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS INCLUDING NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE AIRSPACE TO THE WEST OF THE CONTAMINATED AREA INCLUDING PART OF THE NORTH SEA, SHETLAND AND ORKNEY REMAIN LIFTED. MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL AND ALL AIRPORTS NORTH OF THOSE MAY BE AVBL FM 0300-0900 FOR NORTHBOUND DEPARTURES, SOUTHBOUND ARRIVALS AND FOR WESTBOUND DEPARTURES AND EASTBOUND ARRIVALS SUBJ INDIVIDUAL COORDINATION WITH UK FMP. CAUTION CURRENT FORECASTS SHOWS THAT AFTER 0900 THE ASH CLOUD MOVES NORTH AGAIN AND THAT THE SITUATION IS SUBJ CHANGE AND DIVERSION AIRFIELDS MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE FROM THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION.
VFR OPERATORS SHOULD OPERATE EXTREME CAUTION AND MUST ASSURE THEMSELVES THAT THEIR FLIGHT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN A SAFE MANNER BEFORE FLYING. NOTE THAT ATSOCAS CAPACITY MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED DURING THE
PERIOD. AUS 10-04-0218/AS6.LOWER: SFC UPPER: FL195
And the Isle of Man;
Q) EGTT/QAEXX/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/5405N00437W999
A) EGNS B) FROM: 10/04/17 05:45C) TO: 10/04/22 11:00
E) WHEREAS THE ISLE OF MAN (IOM) DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEEMS IT NECESSARY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT FLYING IN IOM AIRSPACE BY REASON OF THE DANGER TO AVIATION CAUSED BY VOLCANIC ASH IN THE ATMOSPHERE, AN ACFT SHALL NOT FLY OVER THE IOM OR THE TERRITORIAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE IOM EXCEPT WITH THE
PERMISSION OF AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL UNIT AT IOM (RONALDSWAY) AIRPORT. SFC/UNL THE DEPARTMENT MAKES THESE REGULATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 96 OF THE AIR NAVIGATION ORDER 2005, AS IT HAS EFFECT IN THE IOM AND IS DETAILED IN STAUTORY DOCUMENT NO.256/10. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM BRIAN JOHNSON, IOM DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION 01624682357.
VFR OPERATORS SHOULD OPERATE EXTREME CAUTION AND MUST ASSURE THEMSELVES THAT THEIR FLIGHT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN A SAFE MANNER BEFORE FLYING.
I wonder if Mr Ryanair is thinking of VFR'ing a 737 across to Dublin
I bet the news agencies are glad they have this to report on, the scipt is made for them and the world awaits... but wait a mo, all this with the election so close as well. I hope that Dead Donkey story is ready for May 8th
It's another lovely day, birds-a-singing, sun-a-shining, lets keep things as they are....Why vote for change!
