Originally Posted by wali
Being from YOW, very accustomed to having the aircraft De-iced in winter.
Do they de-ice aircraft in IAD, ORD these days or is that upto the pilots discretion?
They de-ice where ever it's needed. I've been on a plane leaving DFW that was de-iced. And it wasn't snowing or sleeting or anything like that. But there was a "nice" layer of frost on the wings.