737-700 Snow
SLF out of Aldergrove last night. 737-700 de-iced before take off. Just prior to push back a brief snow shower came through sufficient to close runway.
20mins later on taxi a very heavy snow shower came through. Two questions went through my mind -
(1) At what point would a 2nd De-ice normally be needed? It is save to say that after engine start, heaters etc take care of ice?
(2) Is snow covering a concerns on wings/control surfaces? (I know about contaminated wings from my PPL ground school, but I assume a light covering is not an issue.
Sorry if the questions are silly. I'm just a frequent SLF and Cessna 172 driver wanting to learn.
Last edited by ACARS; 2nd Feb 2008 at 18:45.