Originally Posted by
frozenboxhauler
I was once asked during an interview "how much ice would feel comfortable with in a C-172 flying through the Cascade Mountains during the winter?" I answered, "none,the airplane isn't certified in icing". The interview ended there. I wasn't offered a job but I never lost any sleep over it.
fbh
That's an interesting one. I agree with your answer, I wouldn't feel comfortable at all either in that situation but I would also add in my answer that if ice was encountered, the severity of the situation would depend on how much excess power and airspeed I had. A C-172 is probably capable of chugging along at at least 15 kts above stall spd with full power and a medium layer of ice on the wings?? So with an average rate of ice accumulation, you maybe have 20-30 mins to get out of it before your going down?
I'm not saying this means anyone shouldn't start to worry if they see ice on their 172; just tossing around some bs.