Checkboard, Did my post hit a couple of your nerve endings? If you have some genuine rebuttals, please post them. I've never hidden anything and where my current place of residence has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
PENKO - If that were the case, the area free of snow would be much greater and more uniform.
warmkiter - "...it doesnt change the aerodynamics". It doesn't if it comes off during the takeoff. I don't see you being worried when there is water on your wing, because you know it will be flying off during the takeoff. Same thing with
dry snow. I think you are talking about the age of the UTair pilots. I was referring to the SU crew of this video.
pudoc - That is not the issue, everybody here can acknowledge that its idiotic to ignore it, however. The greater issue that was brought up is taking off with snow on the wing and if it
safe to do so.