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I flew right dead center over the Gulf Oil Spill yesterday... Here's what I saw
Flew on a AA 767 from MCO (Orlando) to DFW yesterday.
FLight plan was to head due North over the Florida Peninsula and then head NW directly for DFW.
As I was boarding, I showed the captain the Maximum Air Turbulence Potential from my phone and said "looks like there is some really clear air right over the spot where the oil spill occurred".
I figured it was worth a shot, he's the captain and can take the plane pretty much anywhere he wants as long as he can justify his choice of directions.
Well, I knew he got my message when he announced that we were heading for a ceiling of 38,000' and he was taking us over open water to ensure a smoother flight.
About 1 hour into the flight the plane pitches to the left a bit and the pilot announces "folks if you look to the left you can see the spot of the oil spill" All I can tell you is this: There was nothing but oil in EVERY DIRECTION, It is almost impossible to imagine the size and scale of this oil spill. It is HUGE. None of the oil appeared to be on the surface. It was as if there was a giant black monster from horizon to horizon just below the surface.
As the plane headed more Northerly the oil began to appear more streaky. I could see boats running parallel to the shore "approx 10 miles off shore" and I could see what appeared to be chemicals (not oil) streaming out of the back of the boats.
We flew ashore over the Mississippi Delta and there were giant black streaks up and down the shore. How this is not in the news is well beyond me.
We landed about and hour after that, I waited in my seat for the Captain open the cabin, I thanked him for his effort.
My attempts to take photos were fruitless, the only camera I had in hand was a iphone and it's 1.3mp camera only got smudgy looking photos through the thick glass.
I now believe that TPTB know that there is absolutely nothing they can do to stop and or fix this disaster. It is simply too big. Comparing this to Chernobyl does not even begin to the justice to the size and scale of the disaster.
