Comments on: Still no eruption on the Alaskan volcano. http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/01/31/still-no-eruption-on-the-alaskan-volcano/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/01/31/still-no-eruption-on-the-alaskan-volcano/comment-page-1/#comment-10268 Achance Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:32:25 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=1127#comment-10268 http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/674643.html I was at Anchorage airport when the KLM 747 that hit the ash cloud landed in '89. I'd already been stuck there a few days because of bad weather in Juneau. Ultimately took me 11 days to make it from ANC to Juneau, via Seattle, nine of them with no bags and only my American Express card - Alaska ATM cards wouldn't work down south back then and I'm not even sure if I had one. The 747 looked like it had been sandblasted and the passengers looked like they'd been through Hell. I've had some airplane adventures, but coming down from over thirty - thousand feet with the engines snuffed by ash must have been one Helluva ride, especially without knowing whether they could restart them. Best I recall they finally got an air start at about 8000 feet. If Redoubt blows with a big cloud it will disrupt World air traffic, not just Alaska since ANC is the major refueling point for cargo on the Great Circle route to the Orient. Also, most over the Pole or great circle passenger flights use ANC as a waypoint and emergency landing spot though they can re-route. http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/674643.html

I was at Anchorage airport when the KLM 747 that hit the ash cloud landed in ’89. I’d already been stuck there a few days because of bad weather in Juneau. Ultimately took me 11 days to make it from ANC to Juneau, via Seattle, nine of them with no bags and only my American Express card – Alaska ATM cards wouldn’t work down south back then and I’m not even sure if I had one.

The 747 looked like it had been sandblasted and the passengers looked like they’d been through Hell. I’ve had some airplane adventures, but coming down from over thirty – thousand feet with the engines snuffed by ash must have been one Helluva ride, especially without knowing whether they could restart them. Best I recall they finally got an air start at about 8000 feet.

If Redoubt blows with a big cloud it will disrupt World air traffic, not just Alaska since ANC is the major refueling point for cargo on the Great Circle route to the Orient. Also, most over the Pole or great circle passenger flights use ANC as a waypoint and emergency landing spot though they can re-route.

]]> By: Josh Painter http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/01/31/still-no-eruption-on-the-alaskan-volcano/comment-page-1/#comment-10189 Josh Painter Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:24:19 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/?p=1127#comment-10189 it will be Sarah Palin's fault for being in Washington in her state's desperate time of need. Almost as bad as Bushitler's hate crime against the poor katrina victims. Oh, the humanity! - JP it will be Sarah Palin’s fault for being in Washington in her state’s desperate time of need. Almost as bad as Bushitler’s hate crime against the poor katrina victims.

Oh, the humanity!

- JP

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