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Ensure the airplane and surfaces are free of ice, snow, and frost. If icing conditions are present, demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of deicing procedures.

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  • 14 CFR § 91.527 Operating in icing conditions.

    Operating in icing conditions. (a) No pilot may take off an airplane that has frost, ice, or snow adhering to any propeller, windshield, stabilizing or control surface; to a powerplant installation; or to an airspeed, altimeter, rate ... climb, or flight attitude instrument system or wing, except that takeoffs may be made with frost under the wing in the area of the fuel tanks if authorized by the FAA. (b) No pilot may fly under IFR into known…

  • 14 CFR § 121.341 Equipment for operations in icing conditions.

    Equipment for operations in icing conditions. (a) Except as permitted in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, unless an airplane is type certificated under the transport category airworthiness requirements relating to ice protection, or unless an airplane ... transport category airplane type certificated after December 31, 1964, that has the ice protection provisions that meet section 34 of appendix A of part 135 of this chapter, no person may operate an airplane in icing conditions unless…

  • 14 CFR § 135.227 Icing conditions: Operating limitations.

    Icing conditions: Operating limitations. (c) No pilot may fly under IFR into known or forecast light or moderate icing conditions or under VFR into known light or moderate icing conditions, unless— (1) The aircraft has functioning deicing ... anti-icing equipment protecting each rotor blade, propeller, windshield, wing, stabilizing or control surface, and each airspeed, altimeter, rate of climb, or flight attitude instrument system; (2) The airplane has ice protection provisions that meet section…

  • Pilot/Controller Glossary › I

    less than ¼ inch (6 mm) per hour on the outer wing. The pilot should consider exiting the icing conditions before they become worse. b. Light- The rate of ice accumulation requires occasional cycling of manual deicing systems ... hour on the unprotected part of the outer wing. The pilot should consider exiting the icing condition. c. Moderate- The rate of ice accumulation requires frequent cycling of manual deicing systems to minimize ice accretions…

  • Chapter 7. Safety of Flight › Section 1. Meteorology › 7-1-19. PIREPs Relating to Airframe Icing

    hour on the unprotected part of the outer wing. The pilot should consider exiting the icing condition. 3. Moderate. The rate of ice accumulation requires frequent cycling of manual deicing systems to minimize ice accretions ... hour on the unprotected part of the outer wing. The pilot should consider exiting the icing condition as soon as possible. 4. Severe. The rate of ice accumulation is such that ice protection systems fail to remove…

  • 14 CFR § 61.64 Use of a flight simulator and flight training device.

    flight simulator and flight training device. (4) Have 500 hours of flight time in the same type of airplane for which the type rating is sought; or (5) Have logged at least 2,000 hours of flight time, of which ... hours were in turbine-powered airplanes of the same class of airplane for which the type rating is sought. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, if an airplane is not used during the practical test…