c172captain
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there was a freezing level last night at 5,000ft. My planned route of flight brought me up to about 12,000ft. There was a broken layer from 5,000ft-FL250. At 12,000ft the temp was about -9, I can't remember honestly.
I decided not to take the flight because the plane has no de-ice.
My buddy, however, said that we would've been fine. Climbing through 5,000ft, we would've picked up some ice, of course, but by the time we got to 12,000ft, everything would've already been frozen. At 12,000ft, we would not pick up any more ice and the remaining ice that we did have would simply falll off, according to him.
What do you think?
I decided not to take the flight because the plane has no de-ice.
My buddy, however, said that we would've been fine. Climbing through 5,000ft, we would've picked up some ice, of course, but by the time we got to 12,000ft, everything would've already been frozen. At 12,000ft, we would not pick up any more ice and the remaining ice that we did have would simply falll off, according to him.
What do you think?