The weather was perfect for flying yesterday morning, sunny,

Good job, Hai. A little ice goes a long ways toward making you want to be
on the ground.

The one time we ran into significant icing, we had been trying to flank a
cold front that stretched from Illinois to Mexico on a flight from Florida
to Iowa. We kept the cold front off our left wing the whole day, as we made
our way north, flying just far enough east to stay in the clear. When we
got to the "top" of the front, in Illinois, we momentarily penetrated a rain
shower that made our windshield go completely opaque just like *that* -- no
warning at all. It was quite a shock.

Luckily, as we descended toward the nearest airport the ice began
sublimating, and we were suddenly on the backside of the front in the clear,
cold air. With that, all was well -- but it's an experience we'll never
forget.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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