Alton Ice Airport

Iceguy · 01-28-2010, 08:29 PM

Great pictures guys from USMC-SGT and Bill. I think it,s fantastic how everyone is realy enjoying the planes and activity on the ice. It looks like the weather will be good and cold for the week end.And with this little bit of snow it will help the runway. See you on the ice. Paul,

NoBozo · 01-28-2010, 09:10 PM

As a licensed Private Pilot (not current) I enjoyed the videos immensely. Approach to landing is the most challenging segment of flight ...and the most satisfying when it's done correctly.

Success is more than landing ..without breaking the plane. It's a gracefull approach...staying on line...and touching down at the lowest possable speed in the shortest possable distance. On glare ice the toe brakes are nearly useless. With patches of snow stuck to the ice you have an option to use the brakes more agressively. On the ice, as on tarmac, turning the plane at taxi speed is done with differental braking.

In one of the videos there was a little bleep from the "Stall Alarm" just on touchdown. The perfect landing.

NB

01-28-2010, 08:29 PM	#1
Iceguy Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Alton Bay, NH Posts: 28 Thanks: 1 Thanked 19 Times in 4 Posts	B18 Alton Bay ice runway! Great pictures guys from USMC-SGT and Bill. I think it,s fantastic how everyone is realy enjoying the planes and activity on the ice. It looks like the weather will be good and cold for the week end.And with this little bit of snow it will help the runway. See you on the ice. Paul,

01-28-2010, 09:10 PM	#2
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	As a licensed Private Pilot (not current) I enjoyed the videos immensely. Approach to landing is the most challenging segment of flight ...and the most satisfying when it's done correctly. Success is more than landing ..without breaking the plane. It's a gracefull approach...staying on line...and touching down at the lowest possable speed in the shortest possable distance. On glare ice the toe brakes are nearly useless. With patches of snow stuck to the ice you have an option to use the brakes more agressively. On the ice, as on tarmac, turning the plane at taxi speed is done with differental braking. In one of the videos there was a little bleep from the "Stall Alarm" just on touchdown. The perfect landing. NB