tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post4450141632158863355..comments2024-03-27T08:36:31.252-07:00Comments on Flight To Success: Melting RunwayKarlene Petitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-50185396471214279022013-01-31T20:28:12.959-08:002013-01-31T20:28:12.959-08:00Well.. I seriously walk... and when I have to take...Well.. I seriously walk... and when I have to take the babies, the big car. But other than that the little Mitsubishi. And I have trees. I love trees. I will not cut trees. So we all justify... even Ted. I wonder if he jet pools. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-3189881833302189722013-01-31T17:41:29.536-08:002013-01-31T17:41:29.536-08:00Actually, I drive a Hynadi. Gets great gas milage....Actually, I drive a Hynadi. Gets great gas milage. Sold the Tahoe last summer because the I couldnt drive past a gas station. <br /><br />I saw a interview with Ted Turner's son the other night. Ted drives his Prius to the airport before he gets on the private jet. His excuse is that his carbon footprint is still small because he has lots of trees. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-17093850877296582322013-01-31T13:52:55.521-08:002013-01-31T13:52:55.521-08:00Funny. I drive a suburban. You can blame me. :)Funny. I drive a suburban. You can blame me. :)Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-61475951098528727222013-01-31T13:36:43.453-08:002013-01-31T13:36:43.453-08:00I have been picking up extra trips. I thought it w...I have been picking up extra trips. I thought it was okay to drive the Prius to the airport. You can blame me for melting runways!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-47002808176657564332013-01-31T07:12:43.277-08:002013-01-31T07:12:43.277-08:00It's super crazy! And gives me the chills....It's super crazy! And gives me the chills.... Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-2649476565895096802013-01-31T06:57:01.440-08:002013-01-31T06:57:01.440-08:00Thank you! On... we'll make sure we call it &q...Thank you! On... we'll make sure we call it "&" because the original is 'n... Do they still sell those things? Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-24254243797909708452013-01-31T06:56:15.905-08:002013-01-31T06:56:15.905-08:00I know! Can you imagine. The momentum of that plan...I know! Can you imagine. The momentum of that plane. No... nothing slicker. I'm going to ask the question during recurrent of what chart we use. lol. Zero wind for sure. Unless it's right on the nose and a cushion of air. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-17844144709338671312013-01-31T02:50:17.603-08:002013-01-31T02:50:17.603-08:00Oh yes. I have to believe that the warming trend ...Oh yes. I have to believe that the warming trend (while mostly natural) is a very real thing. In the everyday world, I cannot think of a slicker surface that ice, covered with a thin layer of water. There is nothing for the tires to hang onto. Your reversers may help for a while, but once below rudder authority speed, I think you'd better hope for zero wind and an exceptionally long runway. Or toss out some anchors, equal drag bilaterally, of course. What an awful scenario for a pilot. Cedarglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468497492189762095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-18353048070185017642013-01-31T02:42:36.352-08:002013-01-31T02:42:36.352-08:00Slip & Slide belongs to you (comedy or otherwi...Slip & Slide belongs to you (comedy or otherwise), but it is probably copyrighted by the company that makes a kid's backyard toy of the same name.<br />Still, a wonderful post.Cedarglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468497492189762095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-54480729210455692752013-01-30T23:09:38.632-08:002013-01-30T23:09:38.632-08:00Wow that's just crazy! Thanks for sharing!Wow that's just crazy! Thanks for sharing!capnauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020957375172560992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-71024028141702450542013-01-30T20:12:02.981-08:002013-01-30T20:12:02.981-08:00It is quite interesting. As a pilot, I sure wouldn...It is quite interesting. As a pilot, I sure wouldn't want to land my plane on that melting runway. Despite what some may think, the earth's warming is a real thing and impacting many realities. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-87344826221230050942013-01-30T20:10:40.103-08:002013-01-30T20:10:40.103-08:00That's really funny. We'll need a super sl...That's really funny. We'll need a super slippery contamination chart. You would think the water on top would melt. <br />I'm working on a comedy... may I use the "slip and slide" auto brake setting? :)Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-75040282662004098022013-01-30T16:56:25.682-08:002013-01-30T16:56:25.682-08:00Yikes, I never even thought of something like that...Yikes, I never even thought of something like that with all the warming that's going on (didn't think about the runway being ice, of course,but now I am!). Thanks for the fascinating story.Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-84307353332014737422013-01-30T15:57:16.607-08:002013-01-30T15:57:16.607-08:00A great story, Karlene and thanks for sharing it. ...A great story, Karlene and thanks for sharing it. Yes, this is important! If the frigging runway melts or is covered with inches of standing melt water, where does one land? I wonder what the braking efficiency tables look like for an ice runway, possibly covered with water. Does it get any slicker? Perhaps the procedure is to land, use reversers if possible and set the auto brake to negative one and hope that the wheels will spin up. Does t he Airbus have an auto brake setting called Slip & Slide? I'm glad that the runway is 4.2Km long... Regards, -C.Cedarglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468497492189762095noreply@blogger.com