New Mexico Airlines?

[scooter2525]

Who are they trying to convince, is what I'm wondering.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Good question. Their POI must be on the take, so I'm guessing it's to deter any casual observations by Feds out ramping someone else. *shrug*. No idea, but I saw it with my own two vision-goo-balls.

 

[dasleben]

TKS perhaps?

 

[Boris Badenov]

Nope. TKS is pretty easy to spot...aluminum leading edges with lots of little holes in em.

 

[derg]

Who are they trying to convince, is what I'm wondering.

Scooter! Hey man, where the hell ya been?

 

[scooter2525]

Scooter! Hey man, where the hell ya been?

See the new ride? Bummed we couldn't make it...

 

[derg]

Not yet. I presume.... OVERTIME to pay for the bad baby?

 

[Polar742]

Personally saw a Georgia Skies painted van with black painted leading edges. I was standing right under the thing. This was at ATL winter of 09.

Who are they trying to convince, is what I'm wondering.

Good question. Their POI must be on the take, so I'm guessing it's to deter any casual observations by Feds out ramping
someone else. *shrug*. No idea, but I saw it with my own two vision-goo-balls.

Wouldn't it be easier to see ice forming on a black leading edge vice a light/white leading edge? Obviously for an inadvertent icing encounter...but better vis for that anyway.

 

[dasleben]

Wouldn't it be easier to see ice forming on a black leading edge vice a light/white leading edge? Obviously for an inadvertent icing encounter...but better vis for that anyway.

Hey, quiet down over there...we're trying to make them look bad!

 

[SurferLucas]

Personally saw a Georgia Skies painted van with black painted leading edges. I was standing right under the thing. This was at ATL winter of 09.

I can also say that I've seen the Georgia Skies planes come into ATL, Athens and Macon, GA with ice on their wings/struts/tail...on top of black painted leading edges.

They are real, and real dangerous.

 

[scooter2525]

Not yet. I presume.... OVERTIME to pay for the bad baby?

Something like that... Just trying to get settled in the new house.

 

[Boris Badenov]

Hey, quiet down over there...we're trying to make them look bad!

Wait, high contrast PAINT anti-ice strategy on a CARAVAN doesn't make them look bad?

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. By careful observation and utilizing the latest in Pacific Wings technology, we have determined that this airplane is about to dig a giant flaming crater in the frosty fields of Georgia. As always, thank you for flying Georgia Skies"

 

[nmineau]

Yes they did have no boots on the van in GA because a coworker who was weak willed was talked into flying into freezing rain with no boots and almost killed 11 people. TKS YA RIGHT they would probably fire you for using a gallon

Now I did get to ask my contact about that. He said they only did that in Hawaii(where rival Caravan Operator Mokulele also has painted leading edges with no boots), but the Georgia Sky and Kentucky Sky airplanes that were actually in the soup did have boots. He wasn't sure about New Mexico Airlines.

Again, sounds like a horrible place from most accounts, just trying to be accurate here though.

 

[ChasenSFO]

Well from the replies I really don't know what to say, this dude was pretty defensive about it too. Wasn't Caneman the CP of PW for a while?

 

[WalterSobchak]

Now I did get to ask my contact about that. He said they only did that in Hawaii(where rival Caravan Operator Mokulele also has painted leading edges with no boots), but the Georgia Sky and Kentucky Sky airplanes that were actually in the soup did have boots. He wasn't sure about New Mexico Airlines.

Again, sounds like a horrible place from most accounts, just trying to be accurate here though.

The ones in ATL don't have boots or atleast didn't the 10 or so times we had to park in overflow hardstand at E. I noticed that they didn't have boots while waiting for the bus thing to pick us up. I flew the 208 single pilot 135 for 4 years before going to the airlines so I know what boots look like. When I looked at their pilots I wondered how many DUI's they must have to work there?

 

[dasleben]

I actually interviewed and was hired to fly for Georgia Skies after my XJT furlough. That interview was about a week before my Cape Air interview. I'm glad I took the blue pill!

 

[surreal1221]

I knew a guy who was fired for talking about forming a union. Don't even bother.

Yup. He is now doing some volunteer work for us here at ASA.

 

[USMCmech]

Personally I found the whole painting fake de-ice boots onto the leading edges of the Caravans (not the best airplane to take into icing so I hear) thing to be kind of a turn-off.

I see the logic of removing the boots for the planes in HI. Some may disagree, but I can see how the reduced maintence costs and imporved performance are worth the very slight risk of icing.

OTOH, for planes flown in the mainland no way. GA gets plenty cold enough to make ice, and with no boots you can get into big trouble fast.

 

[Roger, Roger]

I see the logic of removing the boots for the planes in HI. Some may disagree, but I can see how the reduced maintence costs and imporved performance are worth the very slight risk of icing.

OTOH, for planes flown in the mainland no way. GA gets plenty cold enough to make ice, and with no boots you can get into big trouble fast.

Whoah man, look who's posting again! Must be fall break at LU.