Originally Posted by
theclaw
I was reading they took off without pitot heat on. Shortly after takeoff they iced up and lost control. Surely the jet has automatic heat on the probes?
Not necessarily. 717/M88/90 are not automatic. Can’t remember if 737/757/767 non-ER were automatic; I think the ER was. That’s why anti-ice is on the preflight checklist and there’s associated cautions if it’s not on.