[Queboat]

Originally Posted by c172captain

Scenario: If I'm flying into a cloud with visible moisture(obviously) and I am at an altitude below the freezing point (formula for icing) and I start to accumulate icing, a lot of it... what will happen? I know this might be a stupid question to ask, maybe even an obvious one, but to me, it isn't clicking. Will I stall and lose altitude to the point where the ice melts away and allows me to fly normally? Or will I crash and burn like so many other pilots. Just curious. I do not know much about the actual affects of icing in mid air (other than it disrupts the flow of smooth air over the wings, etc) but is it something to panic over if I see it?

Thanks

you turn the anti-ice on and get back to reading the newspaper.