Ryanair pilot assesses snowy braking action!
Still cant believe it!
Sunday saw LPL SNOCLO due to heavy snow showers and the airport not being able to clear the runway.
To everyones amazement a Ryanair Captain managed to persuade ATC to let him have a ride in their car in order to 'test' the braking action himself!!!
Even now I still cant believe that:
A. He actually did it; how on earth can a professional pilot make a judgement on the braking efficency of a 737 on a snowy runway that hes trundled along in a car!!!
B. That ATC let him do it in the first place
C. none of his colleagues stopped him!
PS he was the ONLY movement in LPL that day!!