Originally Posted by
CE750
My experience in Jets vs Turbo Prop.. (CRJ, Citation X, Citation V, MD11 and A320) vs (E120 and ATR) is that in a Jet you "power" out of a stall by "Riding" the stick shaker .. in a turbo prop (if a normal stall).. you reduce pitch, add power and then recover pitch... (if a tail stall), you push the nose over and reduce flaps after your speed picks up...
But from what I understand, they never (I can't imagine a type rating without this) get to stick shaker in their Q400 training at Colgan??
The real questions is, why were they in such bad ice to begin with in a turbo prop? That's what we should be asking... where is the Situational Awareness .. if the airframe cant shed the ice, it's probably time to go elsewhere.. (Or that's why I've always done).
Did I miss something? I understood that they were only in light to moderate icing. I have been through all types of icing in the 400 and I mean ALL. It sheds moderate like its candy, not even an issue. Now severe is a different story. But moderate is a non-event in the 400, IMHO.