Got ice?
Hey guys - Just thought i'd post a little tip that I was told today by my instructor that might help out other student pilots like myself....
Today we were forced down to 1,000ft due to the cloud base dropping quite quickly and so quite obviously, icing became more of a risk as we're flying close to the cloud...
My instructor told me this bit of advice:
"When you're flying close to the cloud keep looking at your wheels. On the C150 I fly its apparent that you can see the ice forming on the wheels before the airframe. It's also quite easy to see as white on black stands out".
If this is a well known tip .. my appoligies, just as a student pilot myself I wasn't aware of it until today and so I thought i'd share as it might save someones life one day
Regards,
Ian