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Best anybody could do. >> the pilot apparently requested permission talking about the crew he had requested permission to change altitude to avoid storms but was denied. what kind of issues could thunderstorms pose to a plane? >> some severe issues. ive been in very, very heavy turbulence before, and i got to tell you, to a certain extent, the only thing youre doing as a pilot, youre holding on keeping the wings level. theres not a lot more you can do. you cant control the climb or the descent, ...

Project. >> how many times have youen institutionalized? [ laughter ] i mean, this is not the first time youve climbed mount everest. alone, youve climbed mount everest alone prior to this. >> three times ive gone on everest. and each time ive been really alone. ive done solo, like speed-type climbing. so this will be the first time i actually have a whole team and really supported. >> tell me about the danger or having to pay attention to the wind currents at the top of mount everest as you jum...

Pilots. >> well, if you think about the satellite imagery thats coming in to the pilots, its generally a guide for where they can look but the waves and the wind currents of the ocean can move debris several miles -- dozens of miles before planes can actually get there. so when you think about how these planes execute these search areas, theyre given a general grid, so a box in which they have to search in. so if you think about it like mowing your lawn, you have your yard and you have to go bac...

>> well, the longer it goes, the further materials that are floating are going to disperse. with the air france situation, they found the floating debris within five to six days. at least you have a general idea of where to start. but the longer it goes on, the sea currents, wind currents are going to move all of that debris. they are going to scatter is and mix it in with all of the other trash that unfortunately happens to be throughout most of the oceans. >> well, mike, you were there. you he...

Flotsam two weeks after the crash, would you know where to start? and if you dont find >> well, the longer it goes, the further materials that are floating are going to disperse. with the air france situation, they found the floating debris within five to six days. at least you have a general idea of where to start. but the longer it goes on, the sea currents, wind currents are going to move all of that debris. they are going to scatter is and mix it in with all of the other trash that unfortuna...

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More disturbing, we saw several waves of the heavy oil, a lot of orange, but not just orange, heavy bands of oil, as close as 3 miles off the coast of grand isle. we saw several waves of this oil, making its way towards grand isle. and heres the challenge facing our coast, going all the way up from the northern chandeliers down our coast, toward to the timbilerer, we know the weather over the next few days, with the wind currents, the wave, we know this oil will continue to be pushed into our co...

Inches deep in some spots, a foot deep. and i understand the dust, while you describe it as talcolm powder like, thats rock. you get a lot of rock in your lungs, that cant be good for you. >> it has to be small enough to be inhaled. and its not only rock but theres glass particles with 9/11, there was wood. there were chemicals in all. >> masonry. >> in addition to what would be in the volcanic ash. but depending on how much ash comes down and where it comes down will depend on who is going to g...

Conclusion is. obviously, fine ash like this may not even leave a record, but still could be disruptive. >> how about how long it can last in the air this kind of fine ash? >> if its really fine like this, it could stay up there quite a while, but you just wait for the wind currents, the atmoat m atmospheric currents to carry it away. wind shifts could make it better quickly. >> what about the fact that this is the second eruption for this particular volcano in less than a month. is there anythi...