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Old September 13th 08, 10:13 PM posted to aus.aviation,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.military
Dan[_12_]
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Default Pilot makes first NVG Antarctic landing

george wrote:
On Sep 14, 12:58 am, Dan wrote:

Antarctica gets very little snow which makes me wonder what CNN's
definition of blizzard would be.


Have a look at any of the cameras on the ice during a storm.
Most of the snow comes in horizontally


That's windblown ice. Antarctica's airmass is very dry, very little
snowfall. Most of the place has had about 20 centimeters of snow over
the past 50 years.

Snow or ice can be blinding no matter the direction.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired