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Brad
So yesterday I did my first flight where it was pretty much ice every where at the airport. About the only place without ice was a narrow strip down the center of the runway that started about 300ft in from each end. Otherwise all ice. So a couple of new experiences here:
1.) During the run-up, especially when I cycled the prop (back out) the plane just started skidding along the ramp. I parked facing the wind and gave myself the most length. But I had to pull back the power during the run up twice. Are there any tricks here or just get it done fast?
2.) The landing was pretty good, treated it a bit like a soft field with a crosswind and told myself about 100x before the landing - NO BRAKES. OK - no brakes. But there was 8kt crosswind component. I purposely landed a bit left (to the upwind side). All was great until I slowed down quite a bit. About then the plane just kept wanting to go even more into the wind (felt strange, almost like a flat tire). I knew to not hit the brakes so I added just a bit of power to get some rudder back so I could get a wheel back on the clear spot in the middle. Was this pulling into the wind weather vaning? I hope I handled it right? Any advice for ice?
1.) During the run-up, especially when I cycled the prop (back out) the plane just started skidding along the ramp. I parked facing the wind and gave myself the most length. But I had to pull back the power during the run up twice. Are there any tricks here or just get it done fast?
2.) The landing was pretty good, treated it a bit like a soft field with a crosswind and told myself about 100x before the landing - NO BRAKES. OK - no brakes. But there was 8kt crosswind component. I purposely landed a bit left (to the upwind side). All was great until I slowed down quite a bit. About then the plane just kept wanting to go even more into the wind (felt strange, almost like a flat tire). I knew to not hit the brakes so I added just a bit of power to get some rudder back so I could get a wheel back on the clear spot in the middle. Was this pulling into the wind weather vaning? I hope I handled it right? Any advice for ice?