BDiONU,
Isnt it an ATC-forum you can play on, instead of adding fuel to the fire here on Rotorheads?? I think we have enough of the like amongst ourselfs with DB heading the pack?
When you keep on repeating DB "when there's doubt......" I can tell you, I DO want to go home at the end of the day. It seems as you think that we all are suicidal, as we are questioning the total ban on flying in some places. (in an earlier post I mentioned some paragliders in Norway grounded by the CAA)
Now I do have experience from flying in deserts, landing in zero vis when the dustcloud catches up (very noticable for machine and crew). I have seen what that does to an engine NOT equipped with sandfilters, but for all my flying in the sand I have flown helicopters WITH filters fitted and operating, and have been able to look inside my engines which is a big diffrence. Also with bladetape fitted which works very good and is an insanely cheap measure....
Now, I do understand perfectly well that flying through ashclouds is not a good idea (like the BA747, KLM, Finnish F18 etc. etc.) but if you do fly inn VFR CAVOK 1000 km away from any ash-cloud I have a hard time understanding the problems.
You earlier stated that the damages was well documented. I would like to know the following from those findings:
What were the consentration of ash in PPM, by voulme and/or weight? Partical size etc.??
There are very good sandfilter on the market which is widely in use, and this I'm sure would prevent the turbines of EMS helicopters of my friends from spitting lava....
Last edited by Nubian; 17th April 2010 at 18:35.