In article ,
"Greg Butler" wrote:



It is because no pilot would dare take off or land on an icy runway, and yes
they are meticulously cleared at major airports.


I was going to argue this point with you, but realized that when I did
my landings and takeoffs from the surface of a frozen lake it wasn't a
"runway".

It was icy however. G

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Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

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