after all...
only that a lot of pro's still dont get it..
F14 wrote:
This is all very strange. The data available from Eurocontrol show the ash cloud is over Ireland and moving towards North Western UK. If the data was enough to close the airspace this morning; nothing has changed.
at the end of the day it's pretty simple..
The VAAC charts ( Aviation Color Red) are the ONLY official and ICAO conform way to tell where there is a "Danger Zone"..
These official VAAC Charts ( Aviation Color Red) are the basis for the SIGMETs.
If you as a PIC fly into or just plan your flight into an area designated by a SIGMET and nothing happens, well that's fine..
IF HOWEVER something happens, you, as a "PILOT IN COMMAND " are toast...
No airline boss will bail you out.. and no politician either..
The new charts ( color black) depicting "no fly zones" are a political vehicle to lure everybody into thinking that outside of the "black area" flying is safe..
It is NOT by any national or international standards which by themselves are based on ICAO rules..in any legal way
Those ICAO rules STILL APPLY...
So let's hope all crews in the front end of all those airliners are aware of that fact ...
It is nevertheless their rear end out on the line...