Mooneymite Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 After burners, Mach 2, and the ice melts off right? Where's the problem? And 6, or 7 G's to flex the wings and break off the accumulated ice. Quote
M016576 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) After burners, Mach 2, and the ice melts off right? Where's the problem? Funny you say that- the procedure for picking up ice in the F-18 was engine heat on, accelerate until ice sublimes.... It works pretty good in the (F-15) Eagle, too... Maybe not so much in a Mooney Eagle! Edited January 13, 2016 by M016576 Quote
aviatoreb Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 Funny you say that- the procedure for picking up ice in the F-18 was engine heat on, accelerate until ice sublimes.... It works pretty good in the (F-15) Eagle, too... Maybe not so much in a Mooney Eagle! Come to think of it Job, I think I learned that from you in the first place in an email a few years ago. Quote
Piloto Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 Before flight check for icing at http://www.aviationweather.gov/icing/fip José 1 Quote
GeorgePerry Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Posted January 14, 2016 12 hours ago, Piloto said: Before flight check for icing at http://www.aviationweather.gov/icing/fip José Jose Great point...This is a very useful resource and usually pretty accurate. I checked the icing forecast for my altitude and lower...It showed clear of any forecast icing conditions. So as good as it is, it's not perfect. 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted January 14, 2016 Report Posted January 14, 2016 If icing is even a maybe - like any winter ifr flight is - I also use skew-t and spot check several sites along the route. That seems to be usually pretty accurate. 1 Quote
Seth Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 Just read that the tragic 2014 crash of the Phenom business jet at GAI may be partially due to icing as icing was in the area and reported, and the aircraft driving systems were not activated during the decent. It may be a contributing factor in the end. Watch out for and avoid icing! -Seth Quote
Hank Posted January 21, 2016 Report Posted January 21, 2016 I read that investigator found ice on the airframe--nose and tail. How it survived the fire, I'm not sure . . . They also found the anti-ice systems were not turned on, delaying the stall warning by ~20 seconds. Quote
GeorgePerry Posted January 21, 2016 Author Report Posted January 21, 2016 This happened yesterday...(20 Jan 2016) http://www.kctv5.com/story/31011812/icy-conditions-force-pilot-to-make-emergency-landing-in-field-near-ottawa Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.