January 30, 20197 yr Has anyone tried a flight into KORD with current temps at -65 to -75 degrees? I see many of the arrivals have been cancelled but not all so suspect it is possible. I would hate to be an airport worker on the outside today! Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
January 30, 20197 yr Those are wind chill temps.(Effects on human skin only).. Actual temp is -21 and -50WC. I just flew out of DSM at -18 with no issues with a King Air...I wouldnt want to be a rampy at those WC values and that's why they have been cancelling flights. Edited January 30, 20197 yr by Adrian123
January 30, 20197 yr I wonder how many virtual airmen are aware of this one: FAA ATPUB: Operating Into Cold Weather Restricted Airports Winter is coming...errrrr...HERE! Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
January 30, 20197 yr It's crazy... can't even imagine the temperatures... brrr Was wondering - what kind of challenges, would you meet, with regards to airport/airplane operations, in those temperatures? I just read, that the wind-chill was around -70 F in Minnesota ... Best regards,--Anders Bermann-- ____________________Scandinavian VAPilot-ID: SAS2471
January 30, 20197 yr Just landed in MSP. Flights in and out of there like normal. Their a hardy bunch. OAT -21 Edited January 30, 20197 yr by Adrian123
January 30, 20197 yr In the late 1980s (1989?) I flew an Air Force C-141 up to Eielson AFB in Fairbanks AK with a bunch of Army troops participating in Exercise BRIM FROST. They had a really, and I mean REALLY bad cold snap, even by Alaska standards...temps near 60 below zero (F) and wind chills over a hundred below. We had engines blowing oil lines left and right--the oil was the consistency of peanut butter at those temps, and flight deck windows were shattering when the window heat was turned on. They had to put a heating unit duct into the intake of each engine for ~10 min before we could even think about attempting a start. The air pressure rose so high that you couldn't set it into the altimeter, so the FAA grounded all non-emergency flights for a day or two, and those that did fly had to do manual corrections to the altitudes. Crazy! One of the Army company commanders told me they had over 250 severe cold injuries, and inside their heated tents it was still around 0 deg F. The Canadian AF crashed a C130 at nearby Wainright AAF in ice fog at something like 50 below zero and then called it quits after that. Cold War indeed... Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
January 30, 20197 yr Commercial Member 6 hours ago, w6kd said: I wonder how many virtual airmen are aware of this one: FAA ATPUB: Operating Into Cold Weather Restricted Airports Winter is coming...errrrr...HERE! I am! The REALLY interesting part is that we've had the technology since at least 1996 to send the adjusted altitude data directly to aircraft via the ILS. It was just never implemented. Additional government costs and costs to airliners, passed to passengers, etc. Dave Hodges System Specs: I9-13900KF, NVIDIA 4070TI, Quest 3, Multiple Displays, Lots of TERRIFIC friends, 3 cats, and a wonderfully stubborn wife.
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