Reading the Report into the Norwegian B200 in which the crew mistook the smell of the windhield heat burning for a farting patient, the following caught my eye.
Det er standard prosedyre at ”Windshield Anti-Ice” skal tilkobles på ”Before Taxi Checklist” og være på under hele flyturen, fordi frontrutene blir mer motstandsdyktige mot belastninger som f. eks. treff av fugl).
(My translation)
"It is standard procedure that Windshield Anti-Ice shall be enabled on the Before Taxi Checklist and remain on for the whole flight because the windows are more likely to withstand against impact e.g. birdstrike."
Where is this in the Flight Manual? Mine states that they are to be turned on
before take off checklist.
Is this an operators procedure or a Raytheon one that I am not aware of? I ask because birdstrike is a reasonably high probability in some areas out here.
Thanks
CS