Originally Posted by
Pace
Then that beggars the question isnt the pilot better placed with his/her experience on determining what is safe or not rather than burocrats, innacurate science and a hyped up media?
Pace
Are pilots more expert than the engine manufacturers on what a safe level of ash ingestion is? We have reached the stage we're currently at by having expert analysis, very late given that zero tolerance was the guidance issued 3 years ago. Reading this thread I sometimes wonder whether some people have ever heard of an ancient adage - There are old pilots and bold pilots but there are no old bold pilots.
BD