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- Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:54 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Calm Air and De icing
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Re: Calm Air and De icing
No I have never worked for Calm Air, I have been a private pilot for the last 30 years. No bone to pick with Calm Air at all, as on the whole they seem like a good company. Would like to see more due attention paid to de-icing. I am gainfully employed outside the aviation world, and other than renti...
- Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:08 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Calm Air and De icing
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Re: Calm Air and De icing
It's leading edge ice, when one deplanes you can also get a good look at it. It's not noticed by the pilots sitting up front in the cozy cockpit on a dark night. Some of the pilots do a walk around, most don't. Sure the plane will fly with leading edge ice, but it's the law....de- ice. Sure it will ...
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Calm Air and De icing
- Replies: 96
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Re: Calm Air and De icing
Pretty hard to do that when they are the only show in the north doing scheduled flights
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:12 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Calm Air and De icing
- Replies: 96
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Re: Calm Air and De icing
Yup,I'm a pilot....been doing it over thirty years. I do know it was brought to their attention earlier in the season. It got better for awhile and now has slipped again. And it is ice,not water.
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Calm Air and De icing
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Calm Air and De icing
I have been on Calm Air's ATR a lot this winter and noticed they are departing with ice on the wings about 50% of the time. Its not a lot but enough that they should be de iced. What does one do as a passenger, call Transport or try to get hold of the chief pilot?