Winter flying brings the potential for encountering icing conditions in flight. Do you know how to anticipate areas of probable icing? Is your aircraft's anti-icing equipment enough to provide safe flight through ice-laden air? How can you know if your aircraft is accumulating ice on areas you can't see - like the propeller or the tail? The AOPA Air Safety Foundation's Safety Advisor, Aircraft Icing , discusses icing and provides tips on how to avoid this potentially deadly foe.
February 19, 2007