Meanwhile in Russia

[EOD Nomad]

Deicing the Russian way

 

[Finny]

How do they not have a plane crash a day over there?

 

[bkey79]

Russian soft field T/O

 

[Adler]

Quasi-legal here in the US.

§ 121.629
"Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may dispatch, release, or take off an aircraft any time conditions are such that frost, ice, or snow may reasonably be expected to adhere to the aircraft..."

Who is to say the FO didn't walk on the wing, kick the snow around noting to the captain that it's just a light dusting and will blow off comrade.

Now careless or reckless operation...that's up to the locally paid off FSDO to decide.

 

[fast89pony]

Air. Mother Nature's de-icer.

 

[Cal Goat]

Considering how long various employers have beaten me over the head with the "clean wing concept", that was incredibly stressful to watch.

 

[z987k]

It's long runway. Airplaneski will fly.

 

[ppragman]

I like how long he left the flaps down...clearly he's thinking this maneuver through.

 

[alaskadrifter]

Russian soft field T/O

Because why not use the whole runway, that's why it is there right??

 

[Roger Roger]

Considering how long various employers have beaten me over the head with the "clean wing concept", that was incredibly stressful to watch.

Eh. Depends a lot on the airfoil.

 

[Cal Goat]

Eh. Depends a lot on the airfoil.

Oh well in that case, screw it! There was nothing unreasonable in that video!