Top Three Icing Myths Busted

摘要

Many myths persist about the capability of airplanes to fly in ice, appearing to support techniques for ice avoidance or landing an ice-laden airplane that make ice accumulation acceptable. "Speed saves." "More power is better than ice protection." "Known icing certification makes flying in ice safe." Like any myth these are rooted in truth, but they are not necessarily true themselves. With apologies to the Discovery Channel I present these icing myths, busted.rnHere's our first in-flight icing myth: "Keep your speed up and you can land with a load of ice." Landing an ice-laden airplane can be tricky,rneven with clear approaches to the longest runway around. Performing a tight, circling approach at night in low visibility? We don't even want to think about it.