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When oat is above zero degc, Ice melts at a rate of 0.5" per 10NM at 10degc, the warmer the faster. | When oat is above zero degc, Ice melts at a rate of 0.5" per 10NM at 10degc, the warmer the faster. | ||
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=== Pitot Icing === | |||
The pitot tube is prone to icing, too. A little agent is waiting for you to get into icing conditions without switching on the pitot heat. If he gets you, he will fail your pitot system which will result in some strange airspeed indicator behaviour. | |||
== Pilot Operating Handbook == | == Pilot Operating Handbook == | ||