2 of 3, Aircraft icing loss of control

Part 2 of 3.

View part 1 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1c4-aDB4k8

NASA produced video on icing induced loss of control due to tail stall.

3 paths lead to tail stall conditions if there is ice on the tail:
-Flaps,
-Speed,
-Power.

There is usually no clue about it until a configuration change.

To recover from an ice-induced tail stall, you must take actions that are almost completely opposite from those required to recover from a wing stall. Making the wrong moves will aggravate the stall.

At low altitudes you may not be able to recover.

Visit NASA's "A Pilot's Guide to In-Flight Icing"
http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/courses_inflight.html#

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• commercial
• airplane
• airline
• crash
• ice
• icing
• colgan
• continental
• nasa

[ibrahimhcaglayan]

fantastic!

[bridlingtonengland75]

Great video. I trust straight-laced, non-pop culture people like this when it comes to my safety in the air. Better than a Blink 182 video telling me about the virtues of vortex generators.

[junioropf]

Great vid, very informative.

[stalwart911]

Very useful and informative material. Thanks for uploading.