Twin Otter Landing at Vinson Base Antarctica

[CessnaAviator317]

2:40 Snowfort? :)

[icetents]

@CessnaAviator317 Actually it's the camp toilet show at 2:40 into the video. The snow wall creates a wind break so you can relieve yourself in plastic bags.

[CessnaAviator317]

@icetents Really, I wouldn't have guessed. Thanks anyway for responding! Learn something new everyday.

[priyonjoni]

how does a plane turn on skis? is that all thrust?

[hawker800FO]

@priyonjoni how does a snowmobile turn? the nose wheel turns the ski

[warnock881]

@hawker800FO

Its actually mostly thrust...

[hawker800FO]

@warnock881 as turboprops are not judged by thrust you are wrong its SHP (shaft horse power) and they do not apply differential power

[warnock881]

@hawker800FO

you are wrong

[hawker800FO]

@warnock881 actually im not but have fun kid

[warnock881]

@hawker800FO

Lol. I'll explain it for you. The shaft horse power you are talking about drives the engines to turn the propellor which causes THRUST. I see where you are coming from about how turbofan engines are describes as having 5000 lbs of thrust, and the turbo prop is described as having 1,500 SHP. But you dont say 'give it more SHP' when you need more thrust, you say 'more thrust' or 'more power. The thrust is a consequence of the propellors moving from the SHP the engine has :)

[sanfranciscobay]

Where does a plane landing in Antarctica fly in from?

[twinstar5555]

woot kenn borek of Canada... gettin er done in the snow.

[jmr604]

Sometimes you have to pack down the snow where you want to stop before you actually stop. Because you may not be able to move after you load up. Taxiing a plane on skis sometimes requires a lot of power. I fly a Cessn 206 on skis and there have been times when full power and rocking the airplane with the elevators was required just to get the airplane to move.

[DirtFlyer]

He's in a holding pattern ;)

[skat0r]

@DirtFlyer

haha yes, didnt get is ground clearance

[icetent2008]

The pilot circles to pack down the fresh snow so he will not sink in when he stops.

[syafiqpilot]

what do u mean by that??

[mezzobbra]

why doesn't stop!?

[altrisk]

It cant! It's sliding on the ice.

[pipelinepatrol1]

Reverse thrust?

[john25992]

it might be because if it stops, it cant be gauranteed to get going gain as easy becasue of the snow and ice digging in, so maybe it slows down enough but still has momentum to taxi or w/e it wants to do

[HippyHunterkj]

I wouldn't stop in antarctica

[pazente]

chia date una vuelta loco!!