FKIM01 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Uh oh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 58 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said: And then there is this Any more on this because I can't find any news of why they turned around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW75 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Looks like they originally was diverted to Indy but then ended up back in Minnesota..... was weather that bad in Indy today? Or Cov!d...... am I allowed to say that...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 First off, I hope everyone for Minny is safe and healthy. If that is true, I have zero problem with them getting in late with an early wake up call for a noon tip. I’ll take any advantage we can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierfan1901 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, IU Scott said: Any more on this because I can't find any news of why they turned around. Haven’t seen anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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5fouls Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Was in Indy earlier this afternoon. There was some freezing rain from about 3-5 or so. Sidewalks and parking lots required treatment. If that was happening on the surface, it might even have been worse up in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW75 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Sorry for dumb question..... is Monroe airport not big enough for flights of college teams or do all fly into Indy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 10 minutes ago, JW75 said: Sorry for dumb question..... is Monroe airport not big enough for flights of college teams or do all fly into Indy? Pretty sure they fly into Indy then bus down. Probably going to make a long day for Minnesota and probably won't get even a walk through in AH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Wouldn’t it make more sense to fly into Louisville or Cincinnati if there were problems rather than turn around and head for home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Not sure but I believe jets the size of 737 can fly into Bloomington 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW75 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 21 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: Wouldn’t it make more sense to fly into Louisville or Cincinnati if there were problems rather than turn around and head for home? I looked on flightaware and they basically turned around over the western edge of Indiana, pretty much here. Curiosity has me now, why go all the way back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Were they in the type of plane that could get over the weather? If it was icing high enough in the atmosphere, they may not have had the option of flying above or around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 I'm working tonight. Lots of accidents around Indy. A working vehicle accident with entrapment on the east side around 5, we got one around 530 South Broad Ripple. We slipped and slide all over responding. Made it halfway through dinner and got a fire. Hopefully it warms up and we have a calm night. Have no clue if weather has anything to do with it but I don't recall Ice and freezing rain in the forecast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just now, NotIThatLives said: I'm working tonight. Lots of accidents around Indy. A working vehicle accident with entrapment on the east side around 5, we got one around 530 South Broad Ripple. We slipped and slide all over responding. Made it halfway through dinner and got a fire. Hopefully it warms up and we have a calm night. Have no clue if weather has anything to do with it but I don't recall Ice and freezing rain in the forecast. There is a winter weather advisory tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotIThatLives Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 minute ago, IU Scott said: There is a winter weather advisory tonight Come to think of it, we never turned the tv on this morning just sat around and talked. I did get a notification that Cicero was getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 minute ago, NotIThatLives said: Come to think of it, we never turned the tv on this morning just sat around and talked. I did get a notification that Cicero was getting one. It appeared it was more west and northwest part of the state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, 5fouls said: Were they in the type of plane that could get over the weather? If it was icing high enough in the atmosphere, they may not have had the option of flying above or around it. A B738 has a service ceiling of 41,000 ft, so he can get over pretty much anything, but icing may well have been a reason for the turnaround... 1 hour ago, JW75 said: Sorry for dumb question..... is Monroe airport not big enough for flights of college teams or do all fly into Indy? Monroe County Airport only has a 6,500 ft runway, but if you look at the comments of the link I provided, they don't allow planes over 30 passenger seats to land there... Tower's not manned 24 hours... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 1 hour ago, IU Scott said: Pretty sure they fly into Indy then bus down. Probably going to make a long day for Minnesota and probably won't get even a walk through in AH. IU Flys Delta charters out of Bloomington. Large planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indykev Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, IUFLA said: A B738 has a service ceiling of 41,000 ft, so he can get over pretty much anything, but icing may well have been a reason for the turnaround... Monroe County Airport only has a 6,500 ft runway, but if you look at the comments of the link I provided, they don't allow planes over 30 passenger seats to land there... Tower's not manned 24 hours... I have photos of the team coming back from the Bahamas and more than 30 people got off that plane. 2 buses were filled. I will try and post from my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Indykev said: I have photos of the team coming back from the Bahamas and more than 30 people got off that plane. 2 buses were filled. I will try and post from my phone. I'm just going by what the airport remarks say... And there have been a bunch of icing SIGMETs in the Midwest today/tonight... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 hours ago, IU Scott said: Pretty sure they fly into Indy then bus down. Probably going to make a long day for Minnesota and probably won't get even a walk through in AH. Link from @Hoosierfan1901 above shows the plane landed in Indy 3+ hours ago. I'm sure they are in Bloomington by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I'm just going by what the airport remarks say... And there have been a bunch of icing SIGMETs in the Midwest today/tonight... That says at night or weekends for over 30 and you can call Carlos (mngr) for approval, right? WHY in gods name that they don't make that plane (no pun intended) language in todays world, I will never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: That says at night or weekends for over 30 and you can call Carlos (mngr) for approval, right? WHY in gods name that they don't make that plane (no pun intended) language in todays world, I will never know. Yeah, that's because of the fire and rescue equipment capability I believe... As far as the language, you know as well as I do they never make it easy...I hated reading SIGMETs back in the day because it was dumb...what pilot can calculate that area the controller describes on the fly (no pun intended as well 😁) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuprof Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 A little surprised the opening line is IU favored by 11 1/2. Minny has only lost two games, and did go into Michigan and win. Lost their two home games though to Mich. St. and Illinois, but that is some tough competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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