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IAA Observer flights

Davidth88 · 2010-05-17 07:06:35

Hi I read on Sat that the IAA had observer flights up looking for ash They don't have any aircraft that I know of , what did they use , anyone know ? Also can you actually see this ash on a flight , or is it detectable only by other means ?

17-05-2010 7:06am

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Hi

I read on Sat that the IAA had observer flights up looking for ash

They don't have any aircraft that I know of , what did they use , anyone know ?

Also can you actually see this ash on a flight , or is it detectable only by other means ?

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#2 17-05-2010 12:29pm

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You can it as a dirty layer when level with it and you can smell it, even taste it as it comes into through the vents. But I'm sure they have a more sophisticated method than that.

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#3 17-05-2010 12:31pm

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its a BAE146 G-LUXE

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#4 17-05-2010 8:22pm

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Neon-Circles wrote: »

its a BAE146 G-LUXE

The IAA used C172 EI CFY for their ash observation flights.

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#5 17-05-2010 8:34pm

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A Lufthansa A340 also flew around over Ireland yesterday on a sampling mission.

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#6 17-05-2010 8:45pm

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airvan wrote: »

You can it as a dirty layer when level with it and you can smell it, even taste it as it comes into through the vents. But I'm sure they have a more sophisticated method than that.

Any idea what it smells like?

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#7 17-05-2010 8:46pm

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Victor wrote: »

Any idea what it smells like?

A sulphuric smell.

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