On the topic of de-icing, could a professional pilot answer the following question?
De-icing is a flight safety issue. So I wondered whether the pilots take it as "job done" when the de-icing ground staff tell them "we've finished", or are you required to check for yourself?
I am probably answering my own question, but I imagine the de-icing has to be done after the pre-flight walk-around when everyone's on board (and doors shut for obvious reasons!) given that there is a Holdover Time, as explained above by Yellow Sun?