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Originally Posted by Seggy  I read a thread on PPW where a similar instance happened to an Air Force Tanker.
Basically what happened is that the anti-icing fuel additives where not added and the fuel gelled up at altitude in the cold atmosphere. They did an idle decent and when they went to add power NOTHING happened.
Once again it is speculation. It is going to be interesting. |
In looking up "prist" after reading this, here is a page I found that might be of interest to anyone curious about the basics of this subject:
http://www.csdinc.org/prist/prod_info.htm#Why
I always heard corporate pilots saying "with prist" on some fuel orders. I know little about it -- does it get mixed into the airport fuel supplies at places like Beijing and the rest of the world's airline hubs?