Flightmech
My self on the headset and the tugdriver were waiting for aircraft to be de iced.....No there was no step 2 de,ice....just turn up in the snow and spray a mizerley amount....it had been snowing for over an hour and a half and the aircraft was on the ground during that time...... what they put on the total aircraft was nowhere near the minimum requirements for just wings and tail laid out by A.E.A......which off the top of my head is around 580ltrs...but dont hold me to that.
as for step 2 de ice......as some posts say spray with hot water first,then de ice.....the airport authority dont even like the waters to be drained from tanks when aircraft stop over night as it freezes leaving sheet ice...so cant see them wanting loads of water on the ground from de icing.