Strange that they would cancel flights considering the planes fly above this layer of smoke and they run on IFR (Instrument Flight Rules). I'll have to ask our friend who is a pilot.
"IFR allows pilots to get above the clouds to smoother air, above terrain and obstacles, and above much of the traffic."
Here's the response from my pilot friend. He works for a commercial airline. He said I could post his comment:
"The air quality didn't really have anything to due with the cancellations. It basically involved 2 different issues. The first was the ATC(air traffic control) issues. There has to be a certain amount of distance(separation) between planes. During good weather that isn't really an issue. When the weather goes down it causes the need for more separation. Airports have a certain number of planes that can arrive(arrival rate). Bad weather reduces that dramatically. If planes can't make it in due to the low rate they have to hold. If planes can only hold for so long they then have to divert to another airport. That causes more issues not to mention added costs. The second issue is the airline logistics. You may have a plane at the airport but the crew that is going to fly it may be enroute or may have diverted. You could have a crew at the airport waiting for a plane to fly. It's sometimes advantageous to cancel flights and rebook passengers to lessen the snowball effect. There are lots of moving parts that are involved. This is just a small part of cancellations, I didn't mention crew legalities. Crews are limited on how long they can be on duty. Hope that helps."
Thanks for the explanation, but his comment seems to be a bit contradictory because the air quality was causing the need for more distance between the planes, no?
Very easy to start forest fires. Imagine Trudea
Mutha weffers up to no hood. Climate change the issue of everything.
Wow!
Strange that they would cancel flights considering the planes fly above this layer of smoke and they run on IFR (Instrument Flight Rules). I'll have to ask our friend who is a pilot.
"IFR allows pilots to get above the clouds to smoother air, above terrain and obstacles, and above much of the traffic."
https://atpflightschool.com/become-a-pilot/flight-training/vfr-ifr-flight-rules.html
They still have to take off and land though....
Here's the response from my pilot friend. He works for a commercial airline. He said I could post his comment:
"The air quality didn't really have anything to due with the cancellations. It basically involved 2 different issues. The first was the ATC(air traffic control) issues. There has to be a certain amount of distance(separation) between planes. During good weather that isn't really an issue. When the weather goes down it causes the need for more separation. Airports have a certain number of planes that can arrive(arrival rate). Bad weather reduces that dramatically. If planes can't make it in due to the low rate they have to hold. If planes can only hold for so long they then have to divert to another airport. That causes more issues not to mention added costs. The second issue is the airline logistics. You may have a plane at the airport but the crew that is going to fly it may be enroute or may have diverted. You could have a crew at the airport waiting for a plane to fly. It's sometimes advantageous to cancel flights and rebook passengers to lessen the snowball effect. There are lots of moving parts that are involved. This is just a small part of cancellations, I didn't mention crew legalities. Crews are limited on how long they can be on duty. Hope that helps."
Thanks for the explanation, but his comment seems to be a bit contradictory because the air quality was causing the need for more distance between the planes, no?
I'm not an expert so I don't want to comment. I could ask him.
It's bad here in the Detroit area. Windsor, Ontario right across the river. All I can say is none of this is an accident. More purposeful destruction.