Flying in the cold...
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Define extreme cold...
Airliners operate in very cold conditions while at cruise altitude (as cold as -40C). However when surface conditions are that cold, it can create issues from a systems point of view, but that is more during the preflight period than anything else.
Colder temps will always work in favor of increased aircraft performance since the colder temps lower the density altitude. Other than that, I've never had any issues (in piston GA aircraft or turbojets)... and I have more than my share of cold weather ops after flying in the Dakotas for 4 years.
Airliners operate in very cold conditions while at cruise altitude (as cold as -40C). However when surface conditions are that cold, it can create issues from a systems point of view, but that is more during the preflight period than anything else.
Colder temps will always work in favor of increased aircraft performance since the colder temps lower the density altitude. Other than that, I've never had any issues (in piston GA aircraft or turbojets)... and I have more than my share of cold weather ops after flying in the Dakotas for 4 years.
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From: 250 ft. Below TEB Flight Path
I thought so. It seems like since we have had 850s around -25C the air traffic coming into TEB has been flying a little faster than normal. The whizzing has been a bit louder than normal also.
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