"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote in message
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"John T Lowry" wrote in message
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"Lakeview Bill" wrote in message
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How necessary would it be to have a pitot heater if you are flying
year-round VFR day (only) in the Chicago area?


I'll vote "very necessary." Once at the Naval Nuclear Power
Preparatory School, in North Chicago, there was ice on my windshield
so thick I broke the tip off my Herter's sheath knife trying to get
it off the windshield of my car. About 1/4" to 3/8" thick. And that
was during the day in VFR conditions.

John Lowry
Flight Physics


But did that ice first appear during day VFR conditions?

Unfortunately, I don't recall the details. This was back in 1965.

John Lowry
Flight Physics