Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Get real. The ramper's wearing a balaclava and that snow on the taxiway is bone dry.
Was it going to bring the plane down? Not a chance. Was it frozen contamination? Yes.
Many airports served by Part 121 and the majority of airports served by Part 135 in AK offer zero de-ice services. None. The solution is to carry a weed sprayer with glycol, but no ladder. It’s a wink and a nod. When the FAA and the State of Alaska don’t see this as a problem, but you cant blame guys who operate in that environment for not getting excited about a tiny amount of frost aft of the spar.