flyersfan31
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As winter rolls in, ice is clearly the "hot" topic for IFR pilots. Frankly, the thought of picking up even a trace worries me, given the already-low performance of the Sundowner. That, and only 210hrs under the belt makes me wary. Still, there will come a day, with a better plane, where I may encounter ice for the first time. I read Mark Twombly's columns in AOPA Pilot about his flights in icing/near-icing conditions in a 172 and I think "Is he crazy." No, but vastly more experienced than I. I've seen some Richard Collins weather videos, and he seemed pretty blase about flying through light icing encounters in his old 177RG. I am definitely not there yet!
I'm interested in reading the experiences of others on this board. How did you get into ice for the first time. Planned or unplanned? What did you do? How did you feel about it? Were you solo?
Make no mistake, I'm not making plans to tackle ice. I want to avoid it. However, as many have mentioned in other icing threads, you'd never fly in winter if you won't go near a cloud. I want to make sure I have as much knowledge as possible before I ever try. A FIKI Seneca V would be nice too.
I'm interested in reading the experiences of others on this board. How did you get into ice for the first time. Planned or unplanned? What did you do? How did you feel about it? Were you solo?
Make no mistake, I'm not making plans to tackle ice. I want to avoid it. However, as many have mentioned in other icing threads, you'd never fly in winter if you won't go near a cloud. I want to make sure I have as much knowledge as possible before I ever try. A FIKI Seneca V would be nice too.