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Old 6th February 2009 | 08:09
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James Bay Daze:
Bell 47 with blade ice from flight of 2-3 minutes Ice fog -



206's A + B - with particle separator needs snow deflectors.
206's A + B - with no particle separator needs reverse scoops.
206 L (C-20B)- particle separator had to be removed and reverse scoops installed.


I recall at least 2 206s with no particle separator and no scoops flaming out in heavy snow. ( No not me )

205 - damned if I remember exactly - no scoops or deflectors - can't remember about anti-ice but we used to fly around in some very reduced vis in snow with no adverse effect however.

212 no scoops, no deflectors, no worry - durn things do not have inlet anti-icing - gotta love P+W - snow didn't hack the 90 deg turn down into the intake.

AS 350D carry on as normal
AS 350B I recall we had particle separators all year.



AS 355 straight intakes no Particle Separator - I think there was a limit if you had a particle separator installed but only flew TwinStars with particle separators installed in Africa where it did not snow much.

Long ago and far away now but that's how I recall the scenario.

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