Originally Posted by
Rahlifer
I can't believe no one touched on the CYA aspect of things. In this day and age where every passenger is an undercover reporter, can you imagine the sensationalistic headline following some hero passenger posting a YouTube video of his "dangerous" take off with some minuscule amount of snow on top of the wing?
De/anti-icing is CYA, it keeps the "A" alive. This job isn't about pushing the limits/envelope, it's about doing your job and going home to your family and friends. If it costs the company a little more to operate in in adverse WX conditions, I am OK with that.....
Flaps up, flaps down taxi, it's just a procedural change. Our SOP was just changed for no good reason, for the worse.