Originally Posted by
piperboy84
How would he know what the tops were if the flight was planned for 5k and under CAS and which I assume was not intended to be flown on a clearance? He appears to have choosen to descend either to find for warmer air or to get out of visible moisture in order to avoid iceing or reduce a build up in progress. Why would climbing to airway flight levels if indeed that was even possible if he already was experiencing icing been any better of a choice than descending if the tops were unknown to him?
Genuine question about airman/woman decision making, not focused exclusively on this tragic accident.
Have to agree,If the plane was full of ice,he was stuffed anyways,descend,climb You
do the hokey pokey. And you turn yourself around.Too late for anything,doomed flight.