Icy Runways

Jay Honeck wrote:
Looks just like the ice "The Little French Girl" slipped on two years
ago and separated her shoulder as she reached out to grab the strut
while preflighting the 182. :-))

Yep. Every year, about this time, we have to re-learn the "duck walk"
so that we don't kill ourselves on the ice...

[Disclaimer: I don't own any stock in the company, I'm not getting
kickbacks...]

Yaktrax. I've been using them for years. Got them originally for
walking at the ice rink...er...airport. IIRC they were invented for
people who really are addicted to running in any and all weather.
Around here, lots of the LEOs and the USAF Academy folks swear *by*
them. Flexible rubber mesh with wire *wrapping*, not spikes. I've
got 2 pair now. One pair (the formal, dress black ones) are pretty
much on the semi-waterproof sneakers all the time. The other pair,
dayglo orange, are in the car for emergencies.

About $20 at local big-box sporting goods store.

Invaluable when moving the aircraft in/out of the hangar when the
tarmac is icy.

Invaluable when moving the aircraft in/out of the hangar when the
tarmac is icy.

Good idea. We flew today, and the temps have not been above freezing
since the last storm, so things are still pretty icy. Mary
darned-near took a tumble helping push Atlas back in the hangar...
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkinn.com
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