References:
AIM: AIR 2.12.3.1; MET 2.4
Types of Ice in-flight:
1. Rime
2. Clear
3. Frost
Types of Airframe Icing (structural icing):
1. Rime
2. Clear
3. Mixed
Types of Ice
1. Rime Ice
-Found in stratiform clouds
-Forms in low temperatures from small, super-cooled droplets
–Granular, opaque, and pebbly
-Adheres to leading edges of antennas and windshields
2. Clear Ice
3. Frost
Quizzes
Types of airframe icing
Airframe Icing intensity
Rime ice quiz
Clear ice quiz
Frost quiz
Icing intensity quiz
IFR Rating 