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Originally Posted by USMCmech  That clears it up, thanks.
When did the FAA adopt this interpertaion?
However, what the heck do IFR pilots do durring the winter? Fly anyway and hope they don't get busted? Scud Run, and expose yourself to even more risk?
The FAA has basicly made 90% of GA IFR illeagel.
Serious overkill on the FAAs part IMHO. |
This has been around since I was a CFI in 1990.
Interestingly enough, when I was flying freight in light twins (non ice cert.)...we flew in icing conditions every night, all the time, and the FAA looked the other way. It's my understanding that the POI for the certificate holder did not enforce this interpretation, and went by a different interpretation. The FAA supervision there basically stated that since icing is such a nebulous phenomenon and difficult to forecast...icing conditions did not exist until you were accumulating ice. I'm not sure what politics are involved in making this interpretation.
It is definitely not in line with what the FAA at large considers "icing conditions".
Maybe some of the current freight guys out there can expand upon the guidance they are receiving from their companies regarding this.