A video showing the “spectacle” seen when flying an airplane at 200 knots, or about 370 km/h, in winter might alarm more than one.
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In addition, we can read some testimonies in this sense below the video shared by Dominic Daoust, airline pilot and TVA Nouvelles employee.
“Oh! It scares me!” said one subscriber.
In fact, when it snows in complete darkness, visibility is extremely limited.
It could give the impression of driving a racing car in a video game.
However, “the aircraft behaves very well in this type of precipitation. Passengers are often not even aware of this,” explains Mr. Daoust.
Crossing a cloud layer often looks like this in winter.
Defroster ON, keep a good speed and enjoy the show.
Source 🎥: unknown
— Dominic Daoust (@dominic_daoust) February 20, 2023
“Deicer ON, maintain good airspeed and enjoy the show,” wrote the airline pilot.
He claims that “crossing a cloud layer in winter often looks like this”.