Speaking of smoke

[ayavner]

Hi all - there was some pretty good discussion around the smoke aspects of my latest post about my second Nav exercise and having to divert due to smoke from bush fires or control burns.

 

I thought I would post this helpful link to the rural fire service's control burn schedule - might help in flight planning for anyone that has a trip coming up.

 

http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=689

 

Looks like it is updated weekly.

 

 

[mAgNeToDrOp]

For short term forecasts -The NAIPS weather report should also report smoke (FU) in the area if I'm not mistaken

 

 

[ayavner]

Yup you're right it does. Think if I'd have known a week or two prior that the entire blue mountains would be under smoke though, I'd have planned something else. worked out pretty well for the purpose of my lesson, but I'd have been bummed if i really wanted to go there for real.

 

 

[facthunter]

From Fumee sp? (French) if you don't get the connection. Might be latin derivation. Burning off in the Vic Alps spoils all the good views at times. Nuisance. ( Nev

 

 

[Neil_S]

From Fumee sp? (French) if you don't get the connection. Might be latin derivation. Burning off in the Vic Alps spoils all the good views at times. Nuisance. ( Nev

Well, if we're going to get technical :-

 

fumus, fumi

 

Latin noun

 

• 2nd declension
   
   
  
• gender: masculine
   
   
  

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Neil

 

 

[facthunter]

French is derived from latin. Thank you for the research. Nev