You just thought you where the PIC

[doubleu-anker]

Also a good idea to remember that approximately 2/3's of lift produced by the wings of an a/c comes from the top surface of the wings. So, as we all know there is a huge pressure therefore temperature differential between wing top surface and ambient. That temperature drop has a marked influence on whether visible moisture blows or runs off or sticks. That change can happen within the blink of an eye.

The more experience we get in this or any other business, teaches us we don't know all the answers and never will.

Properly applied deicing fluid of the correct mixture and observing the limitations, never killed anyone to my knowledge. Lack of deicing under the influence of commercial pressure for e.g., has killed a lot of people. Had to prove in post accident investigation i'm afraid.

If we are honest we have all been influenced by commercial pressure sometime in our careers. It is also one of the biggest killers in aviation and air experience is one of the few weapons we have to make a stand against it.

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How about if the "snow" is actually somewhere in between rain and snow,

Snow forms around a speck of carbon in the atmosphere and is a specific frozen formation! There is not such a thing as between rain or snow. Sleet is not snow

Snow in its true form will not stick to an airframe it will compact if blocked by an intake etc but will not stick to a wing. If it hits a surface which no longer retains its structure as snow IE melts and refreezes that is a different matter.

Me just being pedantic

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