Ron Rosenfeld
March 5th 06, 02:33 PM
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:33:04 +0000, Peter > wrote:
>Now, the question is about freezing rain.
>
>Speaking to instructors/examiners, the FAA oral/written position seems
>to be that since there must be warmer air above, one should CLIMB.
That is not always the case.
I would suggest the web-based icing course recently put up by NASA at
http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/courses.html
might give you some more insight into strategy and the risks you may be
taking.
Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)
>Now, the question is about freezing rain.
>
>Speaking to instructors/examiners, the FAA oral/written position seems
>to be that since there must be warmer air above, one should CLIMB.
That is not always the case.
I would suggest the web-based icing course recently put up by NASA at
http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/courses.html
might give you some more insight into strategy and the risks you may be
taking.
Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)