The joys of flying cargo.
02-20-2010, 11:01 AM
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The joys of flying cargo.
"Back when I used to fly the Shorts 360, had an interesting night due to some severe icing. Took off out of Beckley, WV (BKW) en-route to Louisville, KY (SDF), we encountered severe airframe icing around 8,000 feet. Our departure point was below minimums so we couldn't return to BKW. We tried to climb to 10,000 to get on top of the clouds and icing. we made it to about 9,300 and couldn't climb anymore so we turned around direct to Charleston, WV (CRW). With the unforcast headwinds from the west, we had a groundspeed of about 70-80 kts and were accumulating ice really fast. Shot an ILS approach to minimums in CRW and landed. The icing conditions were not forecast to be that bad and yes this plane is certified into known icing."
YouTube - Shorts 360 icing
YouTube - Shorts 360 icing
02-20-2010, 02:53 PM
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We had some severe icing a couple mornings ago, but we were only 1000' from the tops. Gets kinda scary when your airspeed drops 30 knots in a short period. But I have talked to other cargo pilots who tell stories of being at full power just to land the airplane, I'm hoping I don't have to tell that story anytime soon.
02-20-2010, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyingChipmunk
70-80kts how did that thing stay in the air with all that ice; I don't know anything about a shorts' stall speed but, when I had a similar encounter I was riding the buffet out of that junk 50kts faster than our stall speed.
02-20-2010, 07:31 PM
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been there in the DC3,west virginia too,heavy ice is no pilots friend,but God's grace the old 3 carried it well,one of the nicest things about jets is hot wings, heated windshields,and abundant thrust. i will always be a freightdog at heart but pax flying is just a wee bit more civilized. still love the 3.
02-21-2010, 01:50 AM
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been there in the DC3,west virginia too,heavy ice is no pilots friend,but God's grace the old 3 carried it well,one of the nicest things about jets is hot wings, heated windshields,and abundant thrust. i will always be a freightdog at heart but pax flying is just a wee bit more civilized. still love the 3.
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