Quiet Skies

andyb · Post by **andyb** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:33 am

I can usually see on a clear day 7 Jumbo's, it's not something that has ever really annoyed me, but its like a quiet computer, you notice a small difference when you turn it off, but you didnt notice when it was on, presumably because we are all so used to seeing them.

As I expect you all know by now there are not many large metal objects containing hundreds of people in the skies, or at least in my skies right at the moment.

I saw 2 aeroplanes this morning, both were small, private, low flying prop powered planes, that is not at all unusual, what was strange was they were the only planes I have seen in the air for 48-hours.

Andy

xan_user · Post by **xan_user** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:44 am

After 9/11 the silence for a few days was amazing!

I think we need a world wide ban on air traffic at least one week a out of every year.

didi · Post by **didi** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:04 am

You may want to explain to non EU folks why the skies are quiet.
Noticed it too, the way you describe it nails it. Also, usually when you look up, you'll always see some trails in the sky, now none. It brings some kind of tranquillity.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:26 am

This is why there are very few airplanes in the skies over the UK and northern Europe:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =126029452

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/201 ... ajoku.html

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/04 ... nimal.html

xan_user · Post by **xan_user** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:40 pm

didi wrote:You may want to explain to non EU folks why the skies are quiet.

Story was on the front page of my local paper here...