A course primarily intended for pilots who make their own operational de-icing and anti-icing decisions. This includes private pilots as well as those who fly business, corporate, air taxi, or freight operations in fixed-wing aircraft.
This self-guided training aid contains imagery, animation, pilot testimonials, case studies, and demonstrators. In addition, interactive exercises allow the user to assess his or her operational understanding of the key points.
The course is organized into five instructional modules. Each of these modules contains information about aspects of ground icing as well as exercises to apply your knowledge in an operational setting. Use the menu below to visit any of the available course sections.
Course Introduction: Bill Rieke, NASA Research Pilot
Select any of the available course sections from the list below. Sections you have viewed will show a checkmark in the left-hand column.
Module I - Risks
Module II - Cues
Module III - Fluid Basics
Module IV - De-Icing Operations
Module V - Anti-Icing Operations
Module VI - Course Review
We wish to thank the following organizations for providing extensive resources, expertise, and technical assistance in the development of this online training course:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA, US)
Icing Branch, NASA Glenn Research Center [Dr. Judith Foss Van Zante/ASRC, Thomas H. Bond]
Aircraft Operations Office, NASA Glenn Research Center [Kurt S. Blankenship]
Imaging Technology Center, NASA Glenn Research Center [Emery Adanich/RSIS, Gerald J. Nolan/RSIS, William A. Fletcher/RSIS, Kevin M. Burke/RSIS, Eric S. Mindek/RSIS]
Human Factors Group, NASA Ames Research Center [Dr. Immanuel Barshi]
University of Oregon (US)
Department Of Psychology - Institute of Cognitive & Decision Sciences [Dr. Robert Mauro]
Flight Options, LLC (US)
Flight Operations Training Department [James Weaver, Mike Ickes]
WestJet, Inc. (CA)
Ground Icing & Winter Operations [Ian Anderson, Greg Lang]
Line Operations [Paul Ysselmuiden]
Canadian Armed Forces (CA)
DTA 5-6C2 [Ken Walper]
Leading Edge Deicing Specialists Ltd. (CA) [Walter Randa]
Hoffman Pilot Center, Inc. (US) [Harry LaForge Jr.]
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (US) [Edward “Buddy” Counts]
AOPA Air Safety Foundation (ASF, US) [David Wright, Leisha Bell]
We wish to thank the following organizations for providing logistical assistance, technical help, and use of their aviation facilities:
The producers of this product would also like to express their profound gratitude to the Gilmartin family, in special memory of Phillip Gilmartin.