For what its worth here are my thoughts......
I'd like a cup of tea.......more importantly..
We all know that Volcanic ash ruins and can destroy engines.
We all know that the Volcano is , or was spewing out ash.
We don't know what the concentrations are
We don't know how much ash it takes to ruin an engine(or pitot)
A BA 747 has no ash detection equipment on board...how do we know they or anyone else hit any ash. Is the ash evenly spread out or is it more dense in certain areas.
Next.
If my airline tells me to go flying tomorrow, where do I stand legally by saying I'd rather not.
I don't like people who point out problems without solutions.....so here's mine.
A few weeks ago a chap strapped a camera into a plastic box, attached it to a ballon and took plenty of pics from upto a few miles.
Why haven't the bods made small ash detection kits, attached them to balloons and started launching them. Assuming this is possible....
Lastly.
the kettles boiled, so I'm off.