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Welcome to Arillas => Photo Gallery Board => Picture of the day => Topic started by: dimitris on September 21, 2011, 01:11:32 PM
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After the Storms
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Arillas and the people seem to have recovered from yesterday's Storms.
It was not so bad as we have expected .
After Not having had rain for months it was for us very nice to see the nature showing i'ts power.
The beach has narrowed as expected , but the north wind that comes today and tomorrow will hopefully bring it back to normal.
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Nice! :)
I wish I would of been there for the storm *deep sigh*
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We were there and it was spectacular! It started when we were in Efi's an hour before the taxi was due, fork lightning and thunder! what a show it was, it continued all the way in the taxi to the airport, it lit up inside the taxi, the lightning seemed to be just in front of us and the thunder directly overhead, it was deafening, to say we were terrified of the flight home is an understatement! The skies were lit up all around the airport, very dramatic, we were all stood outside waiting to check in and the fear was palpable! Luckily by the time the flight was taking off it had moved away, it was a bumpy ride for about half and hour.
Sharon x
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Blimey Sharon, I bet you were wishing you had spare knickers in your flight bag :-). I like watching storms but I wouldn't fancy watching one when I was about to take off.
From Dimitris's photo, it looks like the donkey track is still OK, but I hate to think what winter storms will do to it.
Did anybody get any videos or pics of the storm?. I can remember one that Erja took a few years ago, and that was spectacular.
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Fantastic light show on last night's w e b c a m shots
Darkness was transformed into light as the sea was bathed in flashes of lightning.
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A dramatic video here but just a pity that you can't hear the thunder very much.
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I' ve never heard thunder so loud, it rattled my teeth!
Terry, I used Billy's ;)
That video is just how it was!
Sharon x
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The beach still looks very busy which is good!
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I can remember one that Erja took a few years ago, and that was spectacular.
I have a little glimpse of the storm over the mountains in my 2009 video and yes, spectacular it was too :)
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Looks like we were very lucky having flew home at lunchtime on monday 19th after 14 days of non stop sunshine from sunrise to sunset. The record was 8.5 hours on the north beach.(biggest decision of any day was shall we eat tonight).
Al & Sal
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Sounds good to me.....
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In 1994 I was on the last flight out of Corfu as a big storm hit. As we got into the air we flew into the clouds and all around was lightning. Then as the plane climbed there was an almighty flash and you could see elecricity/static dancing along the wing towards the cabin. It was the most awsome thing I have ever seen. It almost seemed alive.
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Jesus christ Gazcaz think I would be one my knees praying to the lord above, nevermind enjoying the show!!!
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Ditto Jo, I love watching thunder storms but don't think I want to be on a plane in the middle of one. Lol
Val x
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Don't want to sound boring but I looked into the effect of lightning on an aircraft. They are most vulnerable on the ground because they are 'earthed'. After take off they become 'insulated' by the surrounding air and the fuselage takes on the form of a conductor, so a lightening 'strike' will 'flow' through it and re emerge and continue it's path. The phenomenon is called 'the Faraday cage effect', where the charge is restricted to the outermost surface, so the cabin and contents are not affected.
yammas,
Martin.
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Actually, that's a very reassuring piece of information...
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The phenomenon is called 'the Faraday cage effect', where the charge is restricted to the outermost surface, so the cabin and contents are not affected.
Wow! Not boring at all Martin and very good to know :)
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Thanks Martin you have reassured me. Now I can't wait to be on a plane in a thunderstorm. (After take off though).
Val x
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I wouldn't be in a rush myself,
“while in the holding pattern, the aircraft was hit by lightning, which ignited fuel vapors in the No. 1 (left) reserve tank, causing an explosion that blew apart the outer portion of the jetliner's port wing. The crew of Flight 214 managed to transmit a final message – "Mayday, mayday, mayday ... Clipper 214 out of control ... here we go" – before it crashed near Elkton, Maryland. All 81 people on board were killed”
While lightning doesn't usually cause damage the winds and hail associated with storms can be disastrous and pilots are instructed to avoid storms wherever possible. Have a nice day!
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Hi Dai
Not seen you on here for a while. Hope you are ok and not suffering too many withdrawal symptoms.
Hope to see you next year.
Sandy x
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Thanks for that Dai. My dread is flying and when I go to Majorca on Thurs I will remember every word of your post.
June
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Dai I am not going to let Bill read your post, the only place he prays is on a plane!!
Me I love flying so I will just file your info and forget it. Still like to see a storm from the air though. Lol
Val x ;)
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A good bit of info from Martin W to ease the fears of some passengers. I had that info back in 1994, so guess thats why I thought it was awsome, while others on the flight decided to scream out in terror :-) Which just made me smile. Wish I'd had a camera at the ready, but of course it was over in a flash. Sorry could't resist.
Gaz
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Hi Dai
Not seen you on here for a while. Hope you are ok and not suffering too many withdrawal symptoms.
Hope to see you next year.
Sandy x
Hi Sandy, can't believe it's only two weeks since I left Arillas. It seems like months not weeks. Must admit coming back after two weeks is much easier than coming home after 10 weeks and of course our glorious summer weather helps.
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Just to back up Martins reply on Faradays Cage heres a you tube video the fuselage of an aircraft acts in exactly the same way as the cage in the video,now if the guy in the video was without the cage it would be Asta La Vista baby lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4kXgDBFhw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4kXgDBFhw)
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Dai I am not going to let Bill read your post, the only place he prays is on a plane!!
Me I love flying so I will just file your info and forget it. Still like to see a storm from the air though. Lol
Val x ;)
Hi Val, didn't mean to scare anyone. That crash was in 1963 and since then I think there have anly been a handful of planes downed by lightning. The main risks are the electrical systems and stored fuel and safety designs in place nowadays have greatly reduced the risks. Mind you I love flying too but would rather sit in Efi's watching a storm out over the sea than fly through one.
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Nearly posted earlier, but cancelled it. I'm with Dai - he speaks the truth. We have watched every Air Crash Investigation on Nat Geo channel, read all the books, and keep coming to Arillas. It is now our only reason to get into one of those flying toothpaste tubes and suffer the indignities of airports. I have flown all over the Northern hemisphere, and hate it just as much as I ever did. I'm quite sure that I'd get a taxi back to Arillas if there were storms around the airport when I was planning to fly. No, I don't trust the airlines to keep me safe, and I've got an awful lot of Arillas living to do before I pop my clogs.
Phil
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Dai and Phil, my holiday starts when I close the front door, from that moment I enjoy every second, even some of the nightmare transfers we have made over the years.
I always have a window seat and spend most of the time nose against glass even in the dark.... the moon and stars are beautiful from a plane.The most boring flights for me though are day time trans Atlantic, just nothing to see.
I have felt lots of turbulence and landed a few times in rain storms but never been in an electric storm, so guess I'm lucky (or not).
Also we have only ever seen a few storms in Greece although the most memorable was in Arillas whilst staying at the Marina, it started out at sea and then we saw water spouts travelling all the way across the horizon, right behind Gravia, as they diminished the thunder storm rolled in... Spectacular!!
Val x