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January 14th 07, 06:37 PM
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Freezing rain: What do the airline pilots do?
Jim Macklin wrote: brevity snip Before take-off, airlines spray boiling hot water on the airplane (180° or so) to remove the snow and ice, then they switch to a heated mixture of water and anti-freeze to keep any ice from accumulating on the airplane during the time it takes to taxi and take-off. As rain/snow fall on the plane and melt, the antifreeze solution become diluted and the water will begin to freeze in hinges and such. Light frost on the aircraft prompted our pilot in SLC to de-ice. One plane ahead of us: total delay ~45 minutes. http://i16.tinypic.com/4gr9p8n.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/2rcu9sh.jpg ----- - gpsman 
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