ice: Re: REFLECTOR: Decisions, decisions...

[Scott Derrick]

Jack,

Was that 1/4 inch of ice on your Velocity?  If so how does it perform?  
I've had trace quite  a few times but never any real ice.

Scott

Jack Sheehan wrote:

> JP,
> The RV-10 as with all of Van's aircraft is a fine airplane. It has 
> performance advantages such as short field  which make it a very 
> different airplane than a Velocity.
> I think your friend should think about how he plans on using the 
> Velocity. I find that it is  not a fun airplane to stay in the traffic 
> pattern. My airplane likes to go places. If your friend likes to be 
> quiet and sort of recluse then he should not taxi up to an FBO in a 
> Velocity. The Velocity will always draw a crowd. I recently landed in 
> Reno at night with a good 1/4 inch of ice on the airplane and the Air 
> Force pilot with his T-28 parked next to me was the first to be ogling 
> the airplane ( he was stuck there because he was not able to take-off 
> into known moderate ice) me too.
> Oh yeah an important aspect is probably that us Velocities are a 
> little different.