Wie vlogen w él tijdens sluiting luchtruim voor lijnvluchten

[Cees Binkhorst]

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Oplettende lezers zullen het rapport van de politie, die een
privévliegtuig (kennelijk op weg naar Duitsland) ontwaarde in het
gesloten luchtruim, wel hebben opgemerkt.

Vluchten van privévliegtuigen vinden meestal plaats buiten zicht van de
luchtverkeersleiding, omdat deze vliegtuigen vaak volgens Visual Flight
Rules (VFR) vliegen. Het VFR-deel gaat tot 18000 ft hoogte, en daarboven
   gaat alles volgens Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) via een
luchtverkeersleiding (Air Traffic Control).

Groet / Cees

April 18, 2010
GA Active Under Ash Plume 	
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/GA_Active_Under_Ash_Plume_202414-1.html
By Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief

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It appears to have been a surreal weekend for recreational pilots across
Europe as those who resisted the stern warnings from their aviation
authorities relished skies clear of weather and working aircraft. There
are no restrictions on VFR flight in most European countries although
the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued a Notam on Saturday
saying, in part: "VFR operators should operate [with] extreme caution
and must assure themselves that their flight can be conducted in a safe
manner before flying. Note that ATSOCAS (Air Traffic Services Outside
Controlled Airspace) capacity may be severely limited during the
period." A light plane crashed in England on Saturday, but any
connection to ash has since been pretty much discounted. Plenty of
European pilots took advantage of ideal flying weather (if you don't
count the ash). "Light aeroplanes were free to come and go in the fine
spring weather, with controllers undistracted by the commercial traffic
that usually takes priority," wrote Charles Bremner in his blog on the
Times Online. Bremner, the Times' Paris correspondent, flew to Le
Touquet and seemed to have had a lovely day without damaging his
airplane's engine. Of course, the airlines are losing tons of money over
this and they're getting tired of a flight ban some think might be
unnecessary.

On Saturday, KLM, Air Berlin and Lufthansa essentially risked airframes
and engines with test flights through the plume and, although the
detailed analysis isn't in yet, reported no apparent damage. They all
want to resume flights and are criticizing the safety-at-all-costs
posture of governments. "It is astonishing that these findings ... have
seemingly been ignored in the decision-making process of the aviation
safety authorities," Air Berlin spokeswoman Diana Daedelow told the BBC.
Meanwhile, the UK is floating a proposal to establish a temporary hub in
ash-free southern Spain and fly its citizens there, followed by sea and
ground transport home.

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