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Final Approach
Unfortunately a LabCorp PC12 crashed after departing burlington airport this morning, about 7 miles from the runway. Since it was a cold morning with low clouds and some precip, I decided to investigate and see if ice was a factor.
I pulled up the Skew-T for the approximate time of departure at a nearby airport.
What I am getting from this, is a temperature inversion up to about 5000 feet, stable air above that. The freezing level is around 12,000 feet and tops 13,500. Could have been a fair amount of ice in the tops.
Thoughts? Can anything else relevant to flight conditions be drawn from this?
I pulled up the Skew-T for the approximate time of departure at a nearby airport.
What I am getting from this, is a temperature inversion up to about 5000 feet, stable air above that. The freezing level is around 12,000 feet and tops 13,500. Could have been a fair amount of ice in the tops.
Thoughts? Can anything else relevant to flight conditions be drawn from this?