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Old 25th November 2010 | 12:34
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shlittlenellie
 
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From: Daansaaf
Those on the 757/767 generally say that they've never used wing anti ice because they can't see the wing from the flightdeck. There's rarely any sign of ice on the windscreen either. That doesn't mean that the leading edge hasn't iced up. I can't comment on the more exotic types having never flown them.

Now either the 737 is incredibly susceptible to leading edge icing or it's simply that the less aerodynamic profile of the windscreen shows icing more and that we can actually see the leading edge and watch the ice accretion.

I used it a couple of time on the 757 when it became obvious that we were in severe icing conditions. I use it pretty much every day in the winter on the 737.

God wouldn't dare ice up 411A's aircraft: he knows his place.
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