PILOT GUIDE SMALL AIRCRAFT GROUND DEICING

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Publisher

Federal Aviation Administration

Preface
Introduction
Practices for pilots to ensure clean aircraft
Frozen contaminants and their causes
Effects of contamination
Figure 1 Typical effect of contamination on lift and drag
Figure 2 Typical effect of wing surface contamination on
airplane stall speed
Key points
Cold weather preflight procedures
Post-deicing/anti-icing checks
Pretakeoff contamination checks
Types of deicing and anti-icing equipment and facilities
Deicing/anti-icing equipment commonly used for small airplanes
Deicing and anti-icing fluids
Characteristics of FPD fluids
Temperature buffer
Holdover times
Deicing and anti-icing procedures
Health effects
Appendix A

Gives information and recommendations to assist pilots in conducting ground operations during weather conditions conducive to aircraft icing. It also contains information that can be used by other flight crewmembers, maintenance, servicing, and other aviation personnel responsible for ground deicing and aviation safety in general.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	35
PublisherName	Federal Aviation Administration
Status	Current

FAA AC 135-16 : 0	GROUND DEICING AND ANTI-ICING TRAINING AND CHECKING
FAA AC 20-73 : 2006	AIRCRAFT ICE PROTECTION
FAA AC 91-51 : 0	EFFECT OF ICING ON AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND AIRPLANE DEICE AND ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS
SAE AS 5681 : 2016	MINIMUM OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION FOR REMOTE ON-GROUND ICE DETECTION SYSTEMS