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Taking a Helicopter Over a Crater
Volcanic fumes consist of water, vapor, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. If a helicopter gets too deep in that mixture, there's not enough oxygen to burn fuel,. The engine can stalp the sulphuric compounds can also damage the engine's inner workings. So every time craig flies over kilawea, he makes sure to steer well clear of that toxic white cloud the wind pushes upward.