Jay Honeck wrote:
And people wonder why I moved to the Desert SW.
Winds today, 20G40.


Icy runways or taxiways are definitely not fun. Flyling on icy runways
makes one truly appreciate the stoutness of fixed landing gear.

When you can't do a run-up without sliding, you know it's gonna be a
fun flight...

I don't mind icy runways. The ones I don't like are ones that are part
ice and part asphalt. If they are all ice or hard packed snow, you can
make the takeoff and landing roll in a crab and not stress the gear much
at all. It is only if you had a bare patch that things can get ugly. I
used to fly a lot on snow covered runways in fairly strong winds and it
was a piece of cake as long as the runway was ALL snow or ice.


Matt