The wing frost that formed on the ramp - did they deice in time?
A frost‑sensitive DC‑9 sits engines‑running on a snowy Cleveland ramp as two pilots prepare to take off - did they deice in time?The wing frost that formed on the ramp - did they deice in time?In this episode, we follow the events and decisions on the night a 23‑year‑old DC‑9‑15RC prepared to depart Cleveland in falling snow. The episode traces the pilots’ backgrounds, the aircraft’s design sensitivity to contamination, and the organizational gaps that set the stage - could a ramp check or a different briefing have changed everything?Date: February 17, 1991Aircraft: DC-9-15RC (series 10…
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