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Old 19th Apr 2010, 04:43
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CokeZero
 
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Another thought for you....

If you intentionally go flying through this ash cloud on a revenue flight and something happens (major or minor) who is to blame for it?

Answer: The Captain.

The Captain at the end of the day takes fully "legal" responsibility for his aircraft and in a court of law he would be fined/imprisonment/loss of job.

We have no legal protection if we knowingly fly through a known ash cloud cloud. It's not the company that would get fined (hmm they would be liable as well - probably).

Food for thought - Is it worth the risk?
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