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Old 02-14-2009, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
a buildup of ice that's only 1/4" thick will seriously compromise the lift.


That's the understatement of the decade in the corporate world.
1/4 inch, and I'm calling Jesus on the VHF. Slats, Spoilers, Ailerons are pretty much DRT (Dead Right There) under 1/4 of ice.

If you know you're in icing and the performance of the aircraft has degraded...........

Your on the right track with this, but need to keep in mind that it's not always as easy to tell as some may think.
You know the conditions are right. You have the systems on that are designed to "help" get you through it, but sometimes you can get busy with other proceedures and all the sudden....well...you're....

Things can go from "Bad to Worst" in no time when it comes to icing.

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