that allows pilots on any given plane these days to see what lies ahead. and you have this call reportedly of about a 50,000 foot area of thundershowers. what they asked for was to go up another 6,000 feet to 38,000 feet. the fact that we re talking about icing. is that predictable? i mean you get weather reports, certainly, and study those as a pilot before you take off. well it is predictable given the nature of these monstrous storms. these are just about the biggest thunderstorms that you can encounter anywhere in the world? and they have the energy of a small nuclear device. every pilot knows those flight levels you can encounter icing, microbursts, wind shear. and those winds can exceed the capabilities of the airplane and actually, the drive it into the ocean or tear it apart. they can also encounter huge softball sized hail. and that can be thrown out into
that mark gave, one of the big issues that will be looked at in dissecting the weather conditions is mark talked about inflight icing at high altitude. in the recent past we ve come across this thing called ice crystal icing, which can play a significant role in causing engine flameouts at altitude. so, of course in the dissection of the weather by the investigators, they re going to be looking at all of the components of that thunderstorm activity. the vertical up and downdrafts, which can be overwhelming for the airplane as far as the structure. it can actually cause a loss of control for the pilots. this icing in-l flight. and, of course if there is any other issue, such as hail. because if hail is in the area then it can damage the aircraft. and it can also cause a significant issue with the airframe. okay. anthony, we ve been talking about radar, all the technology
when he needs to. he can t go to the oval office and give an address because he has a packed schedule trying to create microbursts of buzz to raise $25 on womens issues or do something else. and he has denied himself and by extension the nation the ability to have a president who can sit in the oval office and speak with that kind of clarity because he s always speaking. it makes him look unconnected and makes a lot of americans feel unrepresented. there s no leader who s going to sort of be the comforter in chief. explain to us what this means. how concerned should we be? even if there aren t any americans on board. a terrible terrorist attack happened today. put it in perspective. instead we have a president at a double fundraiser in new york city and secretary of state spokesperson on the heels of her boss saying how horrified they are she tweets something hold on, here it is from jen psaki, great piece by my former
modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. it s a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. it s a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically it s the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and that s the way it started. bill has two young passengers in his balloon, 14-year-old troy wells and 10-year-old aaron whitaker. on that particular morning, we had what you call microbursts or wind shears that just come out of nowhere. a sudden wind that just fouled everything up that morning. a spectator on the ground
we all have a grand time doing it. it s a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically it s the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and that s the way it started. bill has two young passengers in his balloon, 14-year-old troy wells and 10-year-old aaron whitaker. on that particular morning, we had what you call microbursts or wind shears that just come out of nowhere. a sudden wind that just fouled everything up that morning. a spectator on the ground captures the moment when the