Severe Icing Question

[Amish RakeFight]

If you were asked in an interview what you would do in an RJ if you got into severe icing? How would you answer this question? I was shocked when a friend of mine answered and the response he got...

Get out ASAP!

...other than getting the equipment on if it isn't on already, you should immediately get out of those conditions. I believe increasing speed will help shed as well.

Severe icing basically indicates an icing encounter that is usually beyond the capabilities of an aircraft. It implies that one must exit and not continue flight under such conditions.

 

[Papa Woody]

First, I'd call my dispatcher.