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Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2010, 09:48
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Peter, only by measurements you can back up the...

Peter, only by measurements you can back up the theory of where the ash is, surely?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2010, 06:48
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Indeed I-FORD. So, are all those who were in...

Indeed I-FORD. So, are all those who were in favour of grounding aviation till the last ppm of ash was out of the sky refusing to fly today? :)
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 12:37
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

That's a very valid question, I would suspect...

That's a very valid question, I would suspect that once we start flying, the air quality will be monitored on a selection of aircraft. In the end a calculated risck will be taken, just as with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 12:20
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Show me the dust. There is no dust. Only pollen....

Show me the dust. There is no dust. Only pollen. And that's bad enough for some.:ok:

edit: someone corrected me saying that there was some dust recorded somewhere in the UK. Oh well. I guess the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 12:16
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Mate, I've never seen my airline's private forum...

Mate, I've never seen my airline's private forum so active!
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 11:30
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

AndoniP of course! According to our managers they...

AndoniP of course! According to our managers they are in continuous talk with CFM, the engine manufacturer and such.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 11:27
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Wait a moment. A US official talks about Western...

Wait a moment. A US official talks about Western European F16's? Are you sure this 'yank' is not confusing it with the F18?
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 11:21
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Can I see ash at 800 km/hr? Well, irrelevant as...

Can I see ash at 800 km/hr? Well, irrelevant as that question may be, I can see waterclouds flying even faster. So...

Anyway, we were talking about the invisible stuff which may or may not affect...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 11:14
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Highlo, everytime you do an reduced thrust...

Highlo, everytime you do an reduced thrust takeoff you reduce your safetymargins. When you takeoff on a wet runway you reduce the twice over. Nothing new! Then again, if you use TOGA your engine may...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 11:11
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Littlebulbs, the engines did not stall. There is...

Littlebulbs, the engines did not stall. There is no visual stuff adhereing to its insides. All indications are normal. What more do you want? CAVOK weather?:}
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 10:52
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Sunfish, will you say the same in two weeks time,...

Sunfish, will you say the same in two weeks time, when we are still groundend because of a CAVOK ashcloud?
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2010, 10:49
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

I wonder about the first brave pilot who...

I wonder about the first brave pilot who suggested that you could really fly into clouds or in IMC an hundred years ago. If there was a PPRuNe back then, what would the reactions have been?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 17:39
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

The KLM flights departure from Amsterdam,...

The KLM flights departure from Amsterdam, destination was not mentioned on the news. All three are freight flights departing in daylight, as permitted by the Dutch authorities.

Yeah, the KLM CEO...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 17:26
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

I'll repeat :) KLM has resumed limited...

I'll repeat :)
KLM has resumed limited commercial operations tonight

Common sense prevails.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 17:18
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Well, there we go, KLM starts flying commercially...

Well, there we go, KLM starts flying commercially tonight. No passengers, only freight, but still. According to the CEO European airspace is safe with the exception of parts between Iceland and...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 15:48
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Yep, thanks to the idiots from Germany and...

Yep, thanks to the idiots from Germany and Holland I presume?
Will the nay sayers on here subsequently refuse to work tomorrow?:ok:

Good news anyway, but once we resume flight, we as air crew...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 15:29
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

OK? I thought vulcanic ash was rougher than sand...

OK? I thought vulcanic ash was rougher than sand anyway. With the process discribed above, freezing lava on a bed of ice, there can't be that much glass in the sky? How much ice is left to be blown...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 15:03
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Marconiphone, so just what do you call those KLM,...

Marconiphone, so just what do you call those KLM, Lufthansa and Condor pilots who are flying right now in search of a solution? It's nice to say that the ice may even make this ash even more...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 14:46
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

VAACman, I'm not a mod or anything, but welcome,...

VAACman, I'm not a mod or anything, but welcome, and thanks for logging in. It's nice to hear from the experts.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 14:00
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

First of all it wasn't empty, the CEO was on...

First of all it wasn't empty, the CEO was on board, also head of flight ops.
Second, it's not just one flight, KLM is in the proces of flying ten aircraft from Germany back to Holland.

What do...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 13:12
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Well Milt, we know that. Please tell us exactly...

Well Milt, we know that. Please tell us exactly how close to Iceland we can fly before our engines fail. Is Australia far enough?

WHBM, nice post, you just summarised the whole of this thread in a...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 12:51
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

And it will continue to do so. So if we still...

And it will continue to do so. So if we still want to have some aviation left next week, or even a functioning economy, we better wisen up.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 12:45
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Come on Re-heat, I'm sure you were much more...

Come on Re-heat, I'm sure you were much more worried about the cost of all this vulcanic ash lying on your car. I would have been. It could have ruined your filters, glaced your pistons and what not....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 12:23
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Re-Heat, I trust that you did not start your car...

Re-Heat, I trust that you did not start your car because of all that ash? And if you did, your car is now totally wrecked? Or those ten KLM jets that are buzzing happily through the skies, they must...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 12:14
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

LOL@squawk. Come on guys. Just charter an...

LOL@squawk.

Come on guys. Just charter an old Titan Airways 737. Let them fly for ten hours through the nastiest fluff of vulcanic smoke they can find. Inspect the engine et voila, make a...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 12:01
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,049
Posted By PENKO

Well, the Dutch BALPA is now voicing its disgust...

Well, the Dutch BALPA is now voicing its disgust about the situation, their lead man saying 'I can see from here till Denmark, not a cloud in the sky'.

But from the officials...nothing. How can...
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