Originally Posted by
segfault
Maybe this is a stupid idea, but in places like this where ice is a known issue, and as an addition to anti-ice procedures, would it help to have a climate controlled environment to store aircraft in the last hour or so before flight? I am thinking about something like a hangar with low humidity, increased temperature, instruments to detect ice, and obviously protection from precipitation.
Aircraft would be towed into and out of the building, and they would leave ready to fly, to minimize the time they spent exposed on the ground.
Right on the first count; it's a totally stupid idea.
Commercial aviation doesn't work like that, on so many levels you cannot begin to imagine.