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jsperin · Post by **jsperin** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 9:58 am

Southern Michigan at Williams Airpark. Fun in the snow without ski's

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:09 pm

Awesome picture and a VERY beautiful home.

How deep and what type was the snow on the runway?

jsperin · Post by **jsperin** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:05 pm

Snow was between 3-4" dry fluffy snow. No glaze on top.
The home is a friends not mine was over visiting to check up on project he is building.

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:14 pm

Thanks.

A couple weeks ago we were talking about landing wheels on the snow.

crbnunit · Post by **crbnunit** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:52 pm

I can tell you about wheels and snow... Be careful!

JW · Post by JW » Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:41 pm

I landed there several times this summer while I was rebuilding us-127
Very nice strip
Tuesday I drove by to check on some bulldozers we left over the winter and I looked out there and saw no tracks and wondered if anyone had skis and used it in the winter.
Now I know
Yes its used
And you dont need any dam skis
Cool

JW · Post by JW » Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:12 pm

I landed there several times this summer while I was rebuilding us-127
Very nice strip
Tuesday I drove by to check on some bulldozers we left over the winter and I looked out there and saw no tracks and wondered if anyone had skis and used it in the winter.
Now I know
Yes its used
And you dont need any dam skis
Cool

JW · Post by JW » Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:57 pm

I landed there several times this summer while I was rebuilding us-127
Very nice strip
Tuesday I drove by to check on some bulldozers we left over the winter and I looked out there and saw no tracks and wondered if anyone had skis and used it in the winter.
Now I know
Yes its used
And you dont need any dam skis
Cool

jsperin · Post by **jsperin** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:07 am

One of the problems with wheels in snow is the brakes freeze up, so if you are landing back on pavement afterwards you will need to loosen the wheels up prior to touching down and be ready for a pitch down when the wheels touch.

Have not seen anyone on ski's yet and I would not land or try to takeoff in anything deeper then what that was.

aero101 · Post by **aero101** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:10 am

Good habit in snow on wheels to not use brakes at all or only after slowing to walk speed. Use engine power rather then brakes to control taxi speed. I have seen several noses planted with frozen brakes. If frozen bad enough, even hard bouncing a couple times prior to landing doesn't help... Something else to watch out for as it can get ya!!!

JDW · Post by **JDW** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:47 pm

Not a good picture for a insurance company's home page?http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q= ... 7355133775 But then again I guess a pictures worth a thousand words?

aero101 · Post by **aero101** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:56 pm

OOUuuch!!! That's what I call covering the evidence? Not sure how deep the snow is in that ice field, but most up here are very deep snow, a new approach for soft field landings?

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:15 pm

In December a modified C-172 attempted a touch and go on the Terra Rosa icefield

What could go wrong?

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