To sort of answer Chris' question on the de-ice boot: I can't speak to this plane but on my C-130J, the boot inflates for 6 seconds and deflates for 54 seconds. Then the cycle repeats. The whole point is to let ice accumulate and then break it off. The danger of ice is not just the disruption of airflow, but the weight it adds to the aircraft. If I have to land the Herk with ice accumulation, I have to add anywhere from 6 to 20 knots to my calculated approach speed.
I've flown quite a bit on ATR's, they always freaked me out a little, I think it's just the size of the plane but they tend to have pretty intense turbulence and creak a lot, they feel more like busses than planes. Are they more dangerous than other passenger planes?
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To sort of answer Chris' question on the de-ice boot: I can't speak to this plane but on my C-130J, the boot inflates for 6 seconds and deflates for 54 seconds. Then the cycle repeats. The whole point is to let ice accumulate and then break it off.
The danger of ice is not just the disruption of airflow, but the weight it adds to the aircraft. If I have to land the Herk with ice accumulation, I have to add anywhere from 6 to 20 knots to my calculated approach speed.
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I've flown quite a bit on ATR's, they always freaked me out a little, I think it's just the size of the plane but they tend to have pretty intense turbulence and creak a lot, they feel more like busses than planes. Are they more dangerous than other passenger planes?
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I thought barrel rolls were the other kind, like the angle of attack direction and not the wings direction
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