Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Tue 04 Apr 2010Former test pilot recalls flying through volcanic ash
PILOT'S EXPERIENCE:A FORMER US test pilot who witnessed first hand the effects that flying into volcano ash has on jet engines said the aviation authorities had no choice but to shut down European airspace.
Bernie “Topgold” Goldbach, now a lecturer on the multimedia programme at Tipperary Institute, said flying into the volcanic ash cloud left by the giant Mount St Helen’s eruption in 1980 had been a scary experience.
Choose a Subscription type - required
