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rime ice

Jagged appearance of rime ice.

A type of icing that can be called a freezing fog. It forms as a thick, frosty deposit when objects with subfreezing temperatures encounter a fog. In such a case, the minute fog droplets freeze and adhere to the cold surface. It can also occur when an aircraft flies through certain types of clouds. The entrapped air in the ice gives it a crystalline opaque appearance. See also glaze ice.

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Power levers pushed to maximum torque, we accelerated down the runway, pulled the nose up, raised the gear, hit IFR at 1,000 feet, and again noted the light rime ice attaching itself to the leading edge of the wing.

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The pilot subsequently picked up some light rime ice during the approach and turned on all of the airplane's deicing equipment.

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The airplane picked up light rime ice during descent, breaking out at around 1700 feet MSL, or 900 feet AGL.

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