Originally Posted by LowFlier
For the same reason that a very light ZFW 738, ....skirting along the upwind edge of the promulgated cloud, avoiding going anywhere near the tall stuff.
Smoke and mirrors, without smoke or mirrors. Just showbiz.
Made for the media. Made to mislead. Made to deceive.
...referring to Mr. Hartmans statements before the flight, i guess you are right on spot
If this shall be accounted as some valid investigation of the risk, then the flight profile should have been defined by some of the met guys knowing the current distribution of the ash cloud as well as the critical locations...and not be defined by some cash flow driven mind set of an airline CEO.
Regards, ihg
P.S.: I couldnt find any alleged NASA 'investigator' statements denying any risk, that Mr. Hartman claimed would exist.....did anyone else?