Corsica storm Fabien

[Scruffydog777]

I believe I mentioned this in another thread but I decided to post it here too. Corsica, not to mention Spain, Portugal and mainland France were recently hit by a bad storm named Fabien. It set some records for wind on the island and closed the airport at Ajaccio on the 21st.

It closed when the nearby Gravona river had a record flood. The airport was supposed to conduct a test landing today (28th) to see if the runway could be reopened.

AJACCIO AIRPORT.jpg

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[Bamagirl]

Originally Posted by Scruffydog777

The airport was supposed to conduct a test landing today (28th) to see if the runway could be reopened.

I hope everyone there is ok. And a test landing? Yikes. A brave pilot must’ve signed up for that!

[Scruffydog777]

Originally Posted by Bamagirl

I hope everyone there is ok. And a test landing? Yikes. A brave pilot must’ve signed up for that!

I think no engineer can accurately predict how the ground will hold up after it's been saturated like that.

[Bamagirl]

Originally Posted by Scruffydog777

I think no engineer can accurately predict how the ground will hold up after it's been saturated like that.

Double yikes!