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Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: SV: [Off-topic] Today's flight

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		   From: John King [kingjohne(at)adelphia.net] 

 I never knew you could land with wheels on ice successfully,


	


Thanks for the photos, John. You have there the ideal conditions, when frost comes before snow. This winter, in south east Norway, the snow came first, then rain, then snow then frost and then a lot of snow! It makes the lake surfaces unsecure because you may have ice, then water on the top, then snow, then an icy crust. If the latter doesn't bear the weight of your plane, you're sitting in until a vehicule or an helicopter can pull you out.



I have my skis, primarely as a safety reason: I can land virtually anywhere. Then, if I know of a place where other pilots are landing (we often have on-ice fly-ins) I'll come. But only knowing there will be someone on the ground, checking the nature of the ice/snow.



Cheers,

Michel

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