Originally Posted by
CBreezy
I'm saying there is more to flying in winter conditions than turn on the anti ice and get deiced. You should always follow company procedures but there comes a time when experience plays a role in non-standard situations. You aren't an expert in the winter because you've read your winter ops manual and did IOE.
Totally agree, and most of it is common sense or it's clearly outlined in the flight manual or ops manual. Sure experience plays a role, however, taking ones time and following company procedures will result in a safe operation. Experience may very well teach patience and adherence to procedure, but I've also seen experience move some in the wrong direction and away from procedure based on what they experienced in the past, and sometimes safety was compromised as a result.