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Old October 4th 04, 07:00 PM
gatt
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"Dave S" wrote in message

Lets hope they don't take anyone else WITH them during the qualifying
trials for a DA


You guys keep sucking that media hype right up. "Whoa, this is blahblahblah
reporting. The mountain is DANGEROUS! STAY AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN! Let's
go now to our live NewsCrew helicopter hovering over the crater...."

Better send up a NOTAM to watch out for Rodan.

It's erupting right now. But, guess what? Unless you're -right- in front
of the crater, it's pretty obvious when it's venting. Know what you do
then? Turn around and file a PIREP.

I flew around it yesterday. Know what? I saw MORE STEAM COMING OUT OF THE
LAVA DOME WHEN I HIKED IT LAST YEAR AND STARED DOWN AT IT FROM THE RIM than
I did this yesterday.

Mt. St Helens is binary. It's either erupting or its not. If it's
erupting, stay away from it. If it's not, it's not. The only hazard is if
it starts to erupt while you're downrange or you're dumb enough to fly into
the eruption.

-c