Originally Posted by
wags3539
Nobody's talking about not getting the full body deiced. There's a distinct difference between deice and anti ice. I'm pretty sure the 50 plus years AWAC has been taking off without adding type 4 to the fuselage, and not crashing, wasn't just sheer luck. This is strictly a lawyer created problem. Nobody wants to assume the liability.
Exactly. That, and the fact that Bombardier specifically allows a certain amount of ice ('hoar frost'?) on the upper fuselage. Now they are saying it's a critical surface and must be sprayed with Type IV? What did I miss?