While doing some final Checkride prep with my student mentioned previously (http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78592) we had an interesting learning experience.
We had early icing reports yesterday so stayed on the ground waiting for it to warm up or the ceilings to lift. Around noon the icing pireps were coming in well east of us and had a negative ice report to the west so we decided to launch.
Five minutes into our flight and about four minutes from our first approach intercept we started icing. Quickly. I advised approach we'd be staying on the approach only long enough to get to VMC then would head back to KFCM VFR.
We intercepted, hit the FAF and started down. A minute later we were visual, cancelled IFR and turned toward our home airport. We'd picked up about 1/2" of really rough mixed ice. I reminded my student to forego flaps and carry a little extra speed.
On short final he started slowing and pulling back on the yoke. I grabbed it, gave a firm push and told him to keep this speed til we were a foot off the runway.
As we leveled off at about a foot he was letting her slow and beginning to pull back when the Bo gave a momentary shutter and abruptly dropped onto the runway, while we were still doing 90 mph, his normal short final speed.
He looked at me in shock and said, "What was that??!" I said, "The new wing design you're test flying doesn't like to fly slow."
He has a new respect for ice and why you want to avoid.
We had early icing reports yesterday so stayed on the ground waiting for it to warm up or the ceilings to lift. Around noon the icing pireps were coming in well east of us and had a negative ice report to the west so we decided to launch.
Five minutes into our flight and about four minutes from our first approach intercept we started icing. Quickly. I advised approach we'd be staying on the approach only long enough to get to VMC then would head back to KFCM VFR.
We intercepted, hit the FAF and started down. A minute later we were visual, cancelled IFR and turned toward our home airport. We'd picked up about 1/2" of really rough mixed ice. I reminded my student to forego flaps and carry a little extra speed.
On short final he started slowing and pulling back on the yoke. I grabbed it, gave a firm push and told him to keep this speed til we were a foot off the runway.
As we leveled off at about a foot he was letting her slow and beginning to pull back when the Bo gave a momentary shutter and abruptly dropped onto the runway, while we were still doing 90 mph, his normal short final speed.
He looked at me in shock and said, "What was that??!" I said, "The new wing design you're test flying doesn't like to fly slow."
He has a new respect for ice and why you want to avoid.
