Equipment for removal of frost
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Equipment for removal of frost
This is a question for the more senior PPruners out there.
In the days of TAA and Ansett F27 country destination flying what equipment and or personnel was available at country ports for the removal of frost ?
In the days of TAA and Ansett F27 country destination flying what equipment and or personnel was available at country ports for the removal of frost ?
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In the days of TAA and Ansett F27 country destination flying what equipment and or personnel was available at country ports for the removal of frost ?
Vodka makes a good anti icing fluid to swab the wings. Might be cheap in Russia but uneconomic here
Icy morning at sun up. Buy bottle of. Get some glasses and friends. Salute whatever and thrown down a few shots. Sleep it off. By afternoon the sun has cleared the wings. No probs... except for a bad headache.
Icy morning at sun up. Buy bottle of. Get some glasses and friends. Salute whatever and thrown down a few shots. Sleep it off. By afternoon the sun has cleared the wings. No probs... except for a bad headache.
When I few for Tasair we had a hot water tap with a hose at Devonport, got the ice off quick during the pre-flight although it would built up again quickly if you were delayed and the sun didn’t get on the aeroplane before departure.
Great fun flying an ice block around tassie in the middle of winter..... It’s amazing how much ice a Chieftain can carry, coupled without being able to see out the front windscreen due to the rim ice.
Great fun flying an ice block around tassie in the middle of winter..... It’s amazing how much ice a Chieftain can carry, coupled without being able to see out the front windscreen due to the rim ice.
To the best of my knowledge, back then the only places that had de ice rigs were Canberra and Launceston. There may have been something at Tamworth, as that was the main base for East West. Everywhere else you waited for the sun to rise.
In the days of TAA and Ansett F27 country destination flying what equipment and or personnel was available at country ports for the removal of frost ?
