Originally Posted by
TURIN
This is the sort of comment that concerns me.
Clean wing policy means just that. In EASAland and FAAland
AFAIK this policy is designed to take away any judgement call. NO ICE of any kind is allowed.
When the 737NG first appeared on the line there was this theory doing the rounds that frost between the red lines on the wings was allowed. No NAA had agreed to a change in the clean wing policy, but trying to convince some (mostly pilots) of this became a daily winter ritual.
I was even accused of being in cahoots with the de-icing company by one 'captain'.
Unless you are paying for it, you have no reason not to de-ice. End!
And should you have to pay for it, de-icing is all of a sudden subject to debate?
This sort of comment concerns me as well.