-FlyAuburn-
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In this case, no one was reporting any unusual icing,
Not true. Delta 1988 said they had 1/4" on their windscreen, which we all know means much more ice would be building on the tail and wings if this were a plane with boots instead of heated leading edges. Also, Cactus 1442? repeatedly mentioned that they were picking up moderate rime ice and needed to get out of it. These were hot wing jets. Now imagine the Q400 with cold surfaces and imagine the ice buildup possibilities. At the surface there was sleet and freezing rain, not good and conducive to rapid ice buildup. Unless they were cycling the boots often and doing everything they could to shed ice then it was going to be much more of a factor for them than the jets in the area.