Luke Dunn

 Hello Class,  For this final blog, I want to bring attention to what I believe has been the most dangerous aspect of aviation weather. Although not as common as many other hazards like thunderstorms and fog, I have experienced icing incidents that scared me greatly. It should be noted that I was not in the aircarft during these times but in the control tower. Many weather hazards pose risk but in an area like Alaska, icing was the most dangerous in my opinion. For a brief overview, there are three types of icing: clear, rime, and mixed. Clear icing is heavy, smooth, clear, and forms from large supercooled water droplets landing on the surface of aircarft. Rime icing is white in color, rough, and is formed from smaller water droplets impacting the surfaces of the aircraft. Rime icing can also form "Horns" on the leading edges of wings causing increased drag and disrupts lift. Mixed icing is simply the combination of large and small supercooled droplets impacting the aircarft....