Jerry,
Having seen it first-hand from on board, can you confirm whether or not they are actually dropping the flanger blades? About a week ago, someone with experience on the D&S indicated in one of the threads that they were pretty much just using the flanger car as a spreader? Is that not the case?
I definitely envy you for some of the shots you are getting with all of these snow operations. If it weren't for the liability concerns, I suspect that the D&S could sell tickets on some of these flanger extras!
Thx,
/Kevin Madore