Originally Posted by
Abbey2
OK. Thanks for the reply. As for Ice,is there some inherent adverse condition of this plane different from most other twins? I previously flew Caravan's and I'm pretty sure it can't be as bad as those.At least as far as power to weight ratio,as the Caravan's are underpowered in my opinion.
Flown two winter seasons in the Northeast in 402's the plane handles moderate ice well if everything is working properly. If your carrying a load of ice on landing the tail can stall in the flare if you fail to anticipate it. Landing with reduced flaps or by landing flat it is easily avoidable.
Only bad experience in icing with the plane was a freezing rain (severe Ice) encounter but, most aircraft don;t handle that too well.