Just in case some editing goes on, and the thread gets "confusing"
I'll preserve the original post from 'kick the tires:
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!!