Though mostly Austrian registered, these Skyvans seem to operate mainly from Klatovy LKKT - not a very common mention here, either. I have a few pictures:

Infrastructure damage: at EBZH Kiewit, the windsock and its mast were blown over. Or at least, that's what I see on the webcam : http://ebzh.be/webcam/

Tankering fuel (ie carrying fuel for 2 or more sectors) is quite common in aviation. Yes, but not always for the same reasons. In commercial air transport, price may be the usual reason; smaller planes sometimes fly to aerodromes where their preferred type of fuel is not available at all; quite a s...

Very strange: EBBR/BRU had seen 19 in use for both landings and take-offs, only to be expected with the strong southerly wind.
Now, around 20:05 UTC, operations seem back to the "standard" 25R for dep., 25L for arrival. OO-SSI aborted a 19 approach to turn aside then land on 25L.

With a good and up-to-date virusscanner, I should think

Meanwhile I am surprised to see the winds calmer than they were, around 18:00 UTC, on a long final for EBBR 25R. Or would it only be a short lull? The climax had been forecast for late evening and night..?

Meanwhile, at 14:30 utc, I see KLM's BRU-AMS preparing for departure - I trust they know what they are doing, still it does look like a bit of an adventure...

EK17/UAE17 In the decent

Sure, very decent people there.

Knowing Michael O'Leary

If I were your (grand)father/mother, I'd tell you to be more selective in chosing your acquaintances!

Like we say in Flemish: met een korreltje zout

Or, in a more universal language, to avoid cultural struggles : "cum grano salis" - if I didn't miss the dative of the purpose or whatever they call it... As I understand, the English say "with a pinch of salt", too.

Also, please define "normal"?

Sorry, I couldn't say; I only tried search.php?search_id=active_topics, the "active topics", my usual point of entry

Webpage was unavailable early this morning, was back again at +/- 9:20 utc

@Jan_olieslagers, you fly small planes. What do you do when you go-around? You add power and you check you have it (although you are lucky, you'll hear it too ;) ). Yes, if going around (for which one has always to be prepared, if there's gliders around, with their own smaller traffic pattern, and ...

Thank you, @Bracebrace, for as little as I know about piloting the big metal this was the most enlightening information I yet saw on this matter (though all of it must have been available somewhere on the www, doubltlessly - there is so much...) The really fearsome bit is in your I believe the simil...

People are not stupid If this were wikipedia, I would ask for an encyclopedical reference :) for that. Also: seeing the rapidity and frequency with which products and companies are rebranded today, at the impetus of highly qualified marketeers, I am not so sure the idea is wrong. Especially in a co...

EBCV has the highest of all, at 1049. Not sure I can "screw" my altimeter that far! Not that it really matters, my aerodrome won't open anyway in this low-cloudy weather. METAR EBAW 201250Z 16003KT 4000 BR SCT003 05/03 Q1048 TEMPO 6000 NSW= METAR EBBE 201255Z VRB01KT 4000 BR SCT003 OVC005 05/04 Q104...

No. An injury requiring a plaster is certain to invalidate your medical, which automatically invalidates your licence.

Negative. 5000 € is 5000 € and 273K is 273K. If you perhaps meant the way facts and figures are presented by certain media, then I totally share your scepticism. Finding the facts is one thing, knowing how to interpret them is quite another. Reading a balance sheet is not an easy matter, for just on...

[ sarcasm ] Yes, one must be born in a special raciality, to prefer facts and figures over opinions and daydreams. Of course.[ / sarcasm ]

One more reason for me to keep away from that faecesbook! All info is offered here!