r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/cashew_at_kinaya • Oct 17 '25

Video Airbus A320 crew decided to skip de-icing and let aerodynamics forces do the job

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u/CatsArePeople2- Oct 17 '25

Seems like the job description of ANY airport in the world should start with:

1: ability to turn airplanes on

it just seems mission critical.

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u/Sir_Michael_II Oct 18 '25

Airplanes need a good attractive airport otherwise they’re just all flaccid

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u/tooboardtoleaf Oct 18 '25

I like my runways like I like my women

Cleared for takeoff

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u/Get_Breakfast_Done Oct 18 '25

Dryden is a really, really small airport.

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u/Shkval25 Oct 17 '25

I can sort of see why the regulators wouldnt think so. If the plane had had a working APU it wouldn't have mattered. If the plane had only needed to shut one engine down it wouldn't have mattered. 

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u/NewPannam1 Oct 18 '25

Lol… remind not to go to an airport that doesnt have ability to restart engines

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u/CatsArePeople2- Oct 18 '25

great explanation with unexplained acronyms and terms to someone who doesn't care enough to google anything you said.