Newps wrote:


Matt Whiting wrote:

I've landed in fairly

deep snow before and it was hard to keep the nosewheel in the air
below about 40 MPH in my 182.


Having lots of landings in deep snow in a 182, with deep being 3" or
more, there's no keeping the nosewheel in the air once the mains hit.
It's like landing on a carrier.

Depends on the snow. Heavy, wet snow, yep. Light, fluffy snow, not too
hard to keep the nosewheel aloft for a while.


Matt