Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
Lesson number 1: Don't trust a Canadian that tells you their Jet doesn't need Ice Protection on the tail-feathers. Check it out next post-flight.
Besides, I like to give my birds a peck on the cheek on the Pre-flights...makes 'em feel Loved. So I guess my brain is fried as well LoL
BTW, SkyWest did teach me the two-foot rule, thank you very much!
During certification of the CRJ...Bombardier put huge blocks of Styrofoam on the tail to simulate ice. Let's just say, the FAA wouldn't certify an airplane with no tail anti-ice if it needed it.