PilotjohnS
Well Known Member
On the way to and from Sedona this weekend, I ran into something very interesting.
I was at 13500' and 14500' MSL. I notice nice fluffy clouds outside at my altitude. Nothing major, just some cumulus-like clouds. They were translucent, so I could kind of see through them. I was about to let the Otto (autopilot) fly through them. Here is what the panel was saying:
Then I noticed the outside air temperature. Then it hit me ICING. Not a good idea to fly through visible moisture that is below freezing. So i turned the pitot heat on, and switch to heading mode and did a 5 degree diversion for a few miles.
Be Careful Out There
I was at 13500' and 14500' MSL. I notice nice fluffy clouds outside at my altitude. Nothing major, just some cumulus-like clouds. They were translucent, so I could kind of see through them. I was about to let the Otto (autopilot) fly through them. Here is what the panel was saying:
Then I noticed the outside air temperature. Then it hit me ICING. Not a good idea to fly through visible moisture that is below freezing. So i turned the pitot heat on, and switch to heading mode and did a 5 degree diversion for a few miles.
Be Careful Out There
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