Originally Posted by
stilton
Must be a US environmental restriction then as we haven't had repellant on any of our aircraft for years.
Well its in Europe as well, our rain repellent canisters were removed a long time ago and the system labelled INOP.
As for the OP, having flown in such rains in Oceania, I would not want to open my side window. IŽll take my chances with poor visibility rather than drowning...