Found this on one Russian aviation forum. The story behind this video is this:
Couple of Russian pilots on a contract work in Madagascar got bored (contract consisted of lychee fruit transportation). One day they asked ATC's permission to perform a flight at low altitude. Permission was granted and the result was filmed by one of the pilots. Truly breathtaking and risky. Enjoy!
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11113 posts, RR: 63 Reply 6, posted (5 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 7787 times:
That one has been around for a few years, but it is still indescribably awesome. Whenever I watch it, it makes me want to go there with a bunch of friends and hire an An-12 for a 'Safari'.
On this video, can some airline pilots on here chime in on this question? Is it OK to depart with contaminated wings like this if a deicing fluid has been applied underneath the contamination? So for example, let's say this plane had a de-icing/anti-icing fluid applied and then during the holdover period a snowfall occurred that led to contamination of the wings like in the video. Can you then depart assuming the treatment previously applied would lead to shedding the contaminant? Or are the wings supposed to be clear no matter.
jetfixr757 From Jamaica, joined Jan 2006, 109 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3208 times:
You are not supposed to depart with ANY contamination on the wings, what they did was very wrong. Don't care who you fly for or what country you are in that is just plain stupid.
Jet
And yes i am a commercial pilot
bueb0g From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2010, 535 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3069 times:
Quoting Catiii (Reply 11): Can you then depart assuming the treatment previously applied would lead to shedding the contaminant?
The response to when I posted this (I think in Tech/Ops) was that, judging by the condition of the wings and the knowledge of the local icing conditions that the pilots would have been aware of, it was safe to take off, providing they were aware the wing was dry underneath and the snow would blow off during the roll.
Yes, as bueb0g said, this video has already been debated. If I remember correctly, the consensus was that de-icing is only needed when there is actually ice. You can take off with any amount of snow - it will be blown off the wing.
A layer of ice under the snow is a big no-no, though.
David
Even a letdown, if it is thoroughly and final, is a step forward.
jollo From Italy, joined Aug 2011, 178 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2626 times:
Awesome. Something most of us will only experience flying X-plane...
Shame for the speeded-up sequences through the bombardier window: natural speed woud have been more that exciting enough... Anyway, it takes an ex-soviet a/c to shoot this kind of footage (and a couple of russian pilots, too, but I digress...)!
BMI727 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 14315 posts, RR: 26 Reply 18, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2345 times:
Quoting kevin (Thread starter): Amazing Video About Crazy Russian Pilotmanship
Crazy as that is, it's downright tame compared to Russian driving. The whole country is like a real life Grand Theft Auto game.
Why do Aerospace Engineering students have to turn things in on time?
Catiii From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 2274 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (5 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2008 times:
Quoting flyingturtle (Reply 15): Yes, as bueb0g said, this video has already been debated. If I remember correctly, the consensus was that de-icing is only needed when there is actually ice. You can take off with any amount of snow - it will be blown off the wing.
A layer of ice under the snow is a big no-no, though.
Quoting bueb0g (Reply 14): The response to when I posted this (I think in Tech/Ops) was that, judging by the condition of the wings and the knowledge of the local icing conditions that the pilots would have been aware of, it was safe to take off, providing they were aware the wing was dry underneath and the snow would blow off during the roll.
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