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Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283

Fear of Landing

Flying in clouds of cold and warm fronts can lead to very small supercooled water droplets which build up as rime ice on the parts of the aircraft exposed to the wind: probes, antennas, and the leading edges of the wings and tail. In a turboprop like the ATR, it’s not practical to offer constant protection.

Knot 98