What Are the Fears Related to Ice Building Up on Small Airplanes?
airplane image by Melissa Schalke from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/ek/gg/fears-building-up-small-airplanes_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); The accumulation of ice on an aircraft can present hazards. The buildup of ice on small airplanes can create serious hazards for pilots and passengers. Due to the effects that ice accumulation can have on an aircraft’s aerodynamic performance, pilots of small airplanes should be extremely wary of flying in icy conditions. Failure to do so can increase the probability of an in-flight emergency, malfunction or crash. Collision Risk Ice buildup on the windshield of an aircraft can obscure the pilot’s visibility. This can create a wide variety of fairly obvious problems, one of the most important being the risk of a collision with an inanimate object or another aircraft. While flying a small aircraft, pilots must constantly be on the lookout for radio tower
