-40 Degree Snowy Flight By DC-4

Aharon · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:33 pm

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

I am enjoying re-creating flights that I see on cool tv show called NWT ICE PILOTS.

Here is freezing -40 degree weather flight from CYBE Uranium City Airport located 4 NM 5 miles east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada to CYZF Yellowknife Airport located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

After finishing delivering 10,000 litres of automotive fuel to Uranium City now boarding cockpit for return flight from CYBE to CYZF

Gorgeous view of icy passenger/cargo apron of CYBE during -40 degree snowstorm

Finished with pushback and now getting ready to start engines

Engines started!!!!

Entering into runway 24 for more taxi and backtracking while battling tough snowstorm

Taxiing while sunrise shines on the plane

Still taxiing with background view of fuel storage tanks where the plane had previously unloaded fuel into

Backtracking is complete and now holding position on runway 24 revving up engines as part of required engine runup to make sure they would perform in -40 degree snowstorm weather

Airborne on climb to 10,000 ft now entering thick clouds

Now cruising at 10,000 ft (darn I should have picked 8,000 ft which would put my plane right on same level as top of clouds)

Wow thick clouds!!!

Ahhh clouds have been cleared away

Intercepting YSM above Slave River that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories and this precise location is renowned for rapids that are considered some of the best and most dangerous whitewater kayaking in the world.

Cruising past CYSM Fort Smith Airport located near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada

Time to descent from 10,000 ft to 2,000 ft!!!

Descending through clouds

Seconds before touchdown on CYZF runway 33 in middle of powerful foggy snowstorm

TOUCHDOWN on icy runway

Exiting from runway 33 into taxiway A on way to gates while battling heavy snow and fog as well as icy runway

Arrived at gate and powering down engines

Thank you for viewing!! Stay tuned for next exciting flight!!!

Regards,

Aharon

Rob Vanderkam · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:03 am

Good stuff. Love your paints. THAT is where you really shine. And all free stuff, huh?

But I definitely feel conflicted when I hear -40c and see what looks more like water on the runway. I can't remember what I used to get last winter, but I think it was dry runways with snow blowing around?

Aharon · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:35 pm

Rob Vanderkam wrote:

Good stuff. Love your paints. THAT is where you really shine. And all free stuff, huh?

yep it is free stuff thanks for your kind words.

Rob Vanderkam wrote:

But I definitely feel conflicted when I hear -40c and see what looks more like water on the runway.

well it can look like ice, not water:):):)

Aharon

-40 Degree Snowy Flight By DC-4

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