http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirudhkoul/tags/slip/ Mon, 26 May 2008 23:39:52 -0700 Mon, 26 May 2008 23:39:52 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/199/buddyicons/84856173@N00.jpg?1179699464#84856173@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirudhkoul/tags/slip/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirudhkoul/2527466246/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/anirudhkoul/">Anirudh Koul</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirudhkoul/2527466246/" title="Airplanes Skidding In A Snow Storm"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3098/2527466246_d8b7c5a75b_m.jpg" width="240" height="124" alt="Airplanes Skidding In A Snow Storm" /></a></p> <p>You don't wanna fly from this runway!<br /> <br /> Was flying of from Montreal to London via Toronto. As luck would have it, my itenary was greeted with a massive snow storm. While trying to take off, the plane started to skid on the runway (plus the snow on the runway made the takeoff as bumpy as driving a 4x4 around the Grand Canyon). The next try also failed. Later, the plane was washed and sprayed with a greenish liquid, right on the runway. One more try, and we were off in the air! The pilot got a 'sitting ovation' once we got in air.<br /> <br /> Captured through my plane window. <b>Seen better in bigger size.</b></p> Mon, 26 May 2008 23:39:52 -0700 2008-03-05T09:57:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Anirudh Koul) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/2527466246 Airplanes Skidding In A Snow Storm <p>You don't wanna fly from this runway!<br /> <br /> Was flying of from Montreal to London via Toronto. As luck would have it, my itenary was greeted with a massive snow storm. While trying to take off, the plane started to skid on the runway (plus the snow on the runway made the takeoff as bumpy as driving a 4x4 around the Grand Canyon). The next try also failed. Later, the plane was washed and sprayed with a greenish liquid, right on the runway. One more try, and we were off in the air! The pilot got a 'sitting ovation' once we got in air.<br /> <br /> Captured through my plane window. <b>Seen better in bigger size.</b></p> Anirudh Koul snow toronto storm plane airplane airport stuck accident snowstorm icestorm planes slip runway slippery skid aircanada snowremoval skidding torontopearsoninternationalairport http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en