Hmmmm okay, so what do make of the two research planes finding a 'distinct' layer today ?
"Two dedicated atmospheric research aircraft, one from the UK and another from Germany, flew on Sunday to investigate the volcanic ash plume moving over the UK. Both aircraft found an extensive area of ash generally between 15,000ft and 20,000ft covering central and northern UK, drifting south. In many areas the cloud was clearly visible to the naked eye and was described as ‘a grey-black layer’. The pilots of the DLR aircraft reported that ‘one should not fly into this layer’."
This is the quote from the met office site, is the bearded wierdie advocating flying through the middle of that then