Originally Posted by
The Civil Civillian
Re: the Ash Cloud: why can't they fly lower?
Appreciate it may cost more in fuel but
maybe some sort of service can be maintained?
It is a simple question from a non flyer.
Simple answer is a little thing called gravity, what goes up must come down. There was a 'sampling' aircraft which flew and reported 3 distinct layers lower than had been 'forecast' plus some areas in UK are reporting ash on the ground.
BD