09-17-2017, 05:57 AM
Comparing 1980 to today is irrelevant, as is trying to compare New York City to Puna.
The industry has grown and shrunk, numerous times over the years as the lava flow is the main attractant for most of the flights. If the lava goes away, the number of flights drops. When the lava flow was approaching Pahoa, the number of flights was WAY up. Those flights included multiple daily Civil Defense, police and fire department flights, which at the time, were the ones most likely to be very low and hovering above the lava, right near Pahoa.
The industry has grown and shrunk, numerous times over the years as the lava flow is the main attractant for most of the flights. If the lava goes away, the number of flights drops. When the lava flow was approaching Pahoa, the number of flights was WAY up. Those flights included multiple daily Civil Defense, police and fire department flights, which at the time, were the ones most likely to be very low and hovering above the lava, right near Pahoa.