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...are there stats on that? It's my impression that poor pre-departure decision making - especially regarding WX and w & b - are the very, very simple things wh
by benmarks 8y ago
...are there stats on that? It's my impression that poor pre-departure decision making - especially regarding WX and w & b - are the very, very simple things which tend to kill private pilots.
- bronco21016 8y agoArguably, taking off along a route where one could potentially be stuck in icing for an extended period, in an aircraft not capable of that, is the definition of poor pre-departure decision making. Commercial airliners have relief to dispatch with malfunctioning anti-ice gear. The procedures almost always dictate that flight in known or forecast icing conditions is prohibited. Basically, if it’s not summer and there’s a cloud in the sky you’re not going. Icing is not something to mess around with in an aircraft not properly equipped for it.