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sporky
2012-04-12, 01:08 PM
Happened across this video of a different technique to remove snow from the wing during takeoff. Guess the pilots saved the company some money by not using deicing fluid.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=925MgqyU2NA

-Tad
cancidas
2012-04-12, 02:29 PM
if it's well below freezing and the snow is just powder i could see how speed alone would be effective. ice is the biggest danger.
gonzalu
2012-04-12, 02:43 PM
[IF] these are Mexican pilots, they just say:

"De-icing fluid, seņor? We don neeh no de-icing fluid!" :tongue:
Matt Molnar
2012-04-13, 12:06 PM
if it's well below freezing and the snow is just powder i could see how speed alone would be effective. ice is the biggest danger.
What if there's ice hiding under the snow? I would have been flipping out if I were on that plane.
cancidas
2012-04-13, 12:10 PM
What if there's ice hiding under the snow? I would have been flipping out if I were on that plane.

that's why i'd get deiced if there's anything on my wings. i didn't mean to say it's a good idea i just see how it'll work.
PhilDernerJr
2012-04-13, 01:59 PM
Thankfully, we have laws about de-icing here in the US. This is also why I don't fly in Russia.
Derf
2012-04-13, 02:09 PM
I do not understand what the big deal is, If there was ice under the snow it would soon melt off in a worst case scenario anyway :tongue:
moose135
2012-04-13, 02:15 PM
I do not understand what the big deal is, If there was ice under the snow it would soon melt off in a worst case scenario anyway :tongue:
Yeah, that big fireball at the end of the runway would make quick work of any ice on the wings...
Derf
2012-04-13, 02:20 PM
OH MY GOD MOOSE YOUR SICK!!!!
moose135
2012-04-13, 02:26 PM
It's like we used to say on Alert - if something happens on takeoff, you can't safely abort, and will likely end up as a fireball at the end of the runway. That sucks for the crew in the airplane, but the hot air rising of the fire will give some added lift to the aircraft following along behind.
megatop412
2012-04-14, 11:03 AM
What if there's ice hiding under the snow? I would have been flipping out if I were on that plane.


It's nice to know I wouldn't be the only one "overreacting" to airfoil contamination like this.