Originally Posted by
Bonehead
Wow. Based on reports that I've seen, they turned on the deicing system maybe 15 minutes out of EWR.
You turn on the ice protection when in conditions that are conducive to icing. In most cases, no icing actually forms. The reports of actual icing conditions were something in the range of between 2,500' and 4,000'.
Originally Posted by
Bobster
The autopilot would have tended to raise the pitch which raises the stall speed.
Stall speed does not change with pitch attitude. It changes with load factor.