aviaraptor. what a complete and utter moron you are.
quote "A pilot would appreciate an airport operator who doesn't leave the runway open in poor viz conditions when occupied by eight pieces of snow clearing equipment"
very true (eight pieces of equipment is genorous for ltn isn't it - bet there still isn't a single snow plough amonst it.
nobody is suggesting that the airport should remain open if clearing is taking place, or indeed if runway/taxiway conditions are below par. problem is that ltn remains closed with no attempt at clearance. i am pointing out that the airport management should not let the runway get to the state that they have done in previous years before comencing operations to clear. if frequent runway sweeps are commenced (depending on severity, maybe even after every rwy movement) snow would not be allowed to settle and would not turn into compacted ice which then takes an eternity to shift. any delay for rwy sweeping is not a problem - the problem is (as in last year) when you are sitting on the apron waiting to departfrom ltn, with the airport having been closed for 3hrs already with zero attempt at clearing, and then you are advised that clearing will take a further 3hrs +. it tends to p!$$ you off. question is, why cannot snow clearing commence whilst snow is still falling? come on aviaraptor you are obviously so upto scratch on this subject, perhaps you could offer us an explanation.why cannot snow clearing commence whilst snow is still falling?