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Old 15th January 2019 | 21:58
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safelife
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Had nearly one inch of ice on the Q400 (over the Alps), but didn't notice much performance loss. Few knots of airspeed. But the Q400 is a performance monster.
We had an ATR72 flying ahead, and they were crying for their lives, reporting extreme icing.
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