De-icing when not needed is as bad as no de-icing when needed
Nonsense, pure and simple. To continue the CRJ example, the effect of de-icing or anti-icing fluid on the scheduled speeds is precisely zero. On the dash 8s I believe it's a five knot adder. The aircraft is certified/approved for the use of the fluids - which means we know what it does and we've given procedures that work with it present. We also know what ice and snow CAn do - see the 30 knot adder mentioned above.
After reading some of the previous posts I thought that all my years spent in ORD and MSP were all for nothing, thank you
Mad (Flt) Scientist for identifying science fiction from science fact.
