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Originally Posted by BeechBoy  For those of you who have been following my thread on freezing rain in "Technical Talk" the issue reared it's ugly head again today. To make a long story short I was flying from Milwaukee to Dayton. Freezing rain was in the forecast so I suspected there might be trouble. Sure enough ATIS was broadcasting light freezing rain at the surface and the forecast said there was more to come for the next several hours.
Due to the warning in the AFM and several conversations I had with the icing experts at NASA I elected to return to Milwaukee. The Director of Operations suspended me and is going to try to get me fired.
I've already talked to our ALPA rep, the FSDO, and NASA and have their support when the battle starts. I was just wondering if there's any further advice anyone can give me.
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I'm not asking this question to be the "Devil's Advocate" here. I'm working on finishing up my PPL and onto flight school afterward. So my question is this....Could it be that the issue is allowing the flight to depart despite having freezing rain forecast at the destination? I'm not real educated with airline procedures at this point of my training. Is the go-no go call entirely up to the captain or are there personel who can override or pressure the captain to depart in such conditions?
I'll enjoy any replies for their educational value.
I hope you the best in this sticky situation.