ICE
As an SAC AATC at Wattisham back in the days of MDA's (Oh all right: Master Diversion Airfields, open 24/7 for poor pilots in distress) and not long before the introduction of Mu-Meters. Winter of '70/'71 About 03:00 Met pushes out ice warning to DATCO and DATCO tells me to go and do a braking action (BA) test on the main drag. Get the Landrover up to 30MPH and slam on brakes - Landrover comes grudgingly to a halt, so, call the tower on Pye (long before Storno!) and call "BA moderate."
Right, back up to 30, repeat brake slamming and landrover tries to take over directional control and almost disregards the braking request. Call tower "BA poor".
Right last go, same as before, up to 30 hit brakes and watch the tower come into view, right to left, moving across wind screen, disappearing past the left window only to re-appear later in about the 1.30 position as momentum dies. Call tower BA Nil. Then drive to MT to help the duty de-icer driver get the kit out onto the runway where he then soaks me in Konsin.
Last edited by ACW342; 22nd Mar 2017 at 13:04.
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