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Old 5th Aug 2019, 13:48
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ACW342
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong but surely the last thing you want connected to your "Aeroplane" when landing on a snowy or icy runway is a dirty great parachute, unless of course you can guarantee a straight down the runway wind. I should imagine if you were landing with say, a wind 20° or 30° off and at around 15 gusting lots , it doesn't matter where YOU want the Aeroplane to go, the brake chute is going to dictate that particular matter. I have watched, when acting as recovery (an airman in a landrover near the overshoot end who collects or recovers the brake chutes from aircraft who have streamed the brake chute. I used to hate the arrival of a Victor!) the shenanigans of Lightenings (English Electric sort) and Jaguars streaming in gusting conditions, great fun but I kept the vehicle engine running and in gear.Of course I do stand to be corrected by those in the know quoting various instructions on when you can and can't stream but hey, the wind never read those, or the forecast.
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