Turin
Agree, fully, with your statement!
I do not understand some pilots still being capable to take a brief look at the wing after the a/c has spent a night on a freezing tarmac (seen that in YUL, January, that day was -23C + 40 km/h wind?!?!?!).
He was one lucky bastard to fly away like that!
Is it so hard and expensive to pay a visit to a de-icing facility for a shower plus TO TURN ON THE ANTI ICING TO MAX??
We all know it will burn a little bit more fuel (especially at take off) but it is still better then trying to test the new aerodynamic profile of the wing, right?
Cheers,