31-03-2011, 07:08 PM
Last week I had several days of "fun" wintery flying in the C208 in Wisconsin and the UP of Mi. before the weather cleared on Thursday. Well, here are
some of the pics I took from Sawyer, Mi. and enroute to Milwaukee, Wi. Ice attached to all unprotected areas of the airplane during 90% of the flight.
Too bad we didn't have one of the aircraft with the TKS system installed All pics were taken from my iPhone. I never take this type of flying
lightly. It's a reminder to everyone who flies for living or who is into leisure flying that Mother Nature is ALWAYS in charge. As a pilot, you ALWAYS
have to be on your "A" game each and every flight.
Getting ready to vamoose KSAW at Boreal Aviation:
Departing Runway 1, caught a glimpse of the Russian military aircraft still sitting on the ramp 1 year after it arrived. There's a story behind that :
Made the climbing left turn to the south and onward to Milwaukee:
See the white wall ahead? That means trouble:
Shortly after entering IMC, impact snow began collecting at 7,000 ft.:
At 9,000 ft. and picking up light to moderate rime ice:
Yep, not looking good:
Just inside of the outer marker for RWY 1L at MKE and still picking up light rime:
Was good to finally see the runway:
Airplane secured on the MKE ramp but ice still remains on the radome and prop cap:
some of the pics I took from Sawyer, Mi. and enroute to Milwaukee, Wi. Ice attached to all unprotected areas of the airplane during 90% of the flight.
Too bad we didn't have one of the aircraft with the TKS system installed All pics were taken from my iPhone. I never take this type of flying
lightly. It's a reminder to everyone who flies for living or who is into leisure flying that Mother Nature is ALWAYS in charge. As a pilot, you ALWAYS
have to be on your "A" game each and every flight.
Getting ready to vamoose KSAW at Boreal Aviation:
Departing Runway 1, caught a glimpse of the Russian military aircraft still sitting on the ramp 1 year after it arrived. There's a story behind that :
Made the climbing left turn to the south and onward to Milwaukee:
See the white wall ahead? That means trouble:
Shortly after entering IMC, impact snow began collecting at 7,000 ft.:
At 9,000 ft. and picking up light to moderate rime ice:
Yep, not looking good:
Just inside of the outer marker for RWY 1L at MKE and still picking up light rime:
Was good to finally see the runway:
Airplane secured on the MKE ramp but ice still remains on the radome and prop cap:
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