By weekend half the peopl ewill be dead. So you get 50 helicoptors carrying a bus load working round the clock .I really see nothng much happining down there from what I;m reading. Sound like a massive screw up to me. Who said anything about airlifting a carrier ..stop playing cute with me OK ?
The amount of fuel you'd need to execute such an airlift is staggering and isn't on hand or isn't usable in New Orleans.
Fuel must be clean of water or else the Helo will crash.
The supply at the airports are probibly bad. there fore you have to fly more in or use what is on a ship, those ships are on the way they can't get there any faster then they are going.
And just so you know Helicopters fly in short hops of about 100 to 200 miles depending on fuel and load, the heavier the load the shorter the hop the more fuel used.
It sounds like a massive screw up but it is a monumental effort going on to get the right aviation assets into place along with the right supplies for the needs of the city.
Everything will be there by the weekend unless you can figure a better way to get it there faster.
This morning they reported the the Astrodome is full and there are places in San Antonio and other locations that are being used. What do you mean nothing being done? It does seem painfully slow to those of us who are not there, not in charge, not making it happen but we don't really know all the logistics. I have not seen leadership from their gov., senator, mayor...it is like they are stuck in a mire and don't know what to say. The gov. said yesterday that the word riot is not one she would use but she didn't know what word would describe what is happening in NO. Well. Don't worry about descriptives and show some strength and decisiveness. This is not an easy situation and it does call for strength and guidance. It makes me really question what these "leaders" will do with all that money that will be directed toward the region. Just pray that relief groups bypass the beaurocracies and get it to those in need.