With the arrival of winter and colder temperatures, you can bet that most of your flight service station briefings over the next several months will include the perennial “AIRMET ‘X’ for occasional light to moderate rime and mixed icing in clouds and precipitation.” Thus, it is a good time to review a recent National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) decision relating to flight into known icing conditions and the FAA’s position regarding such operations. For more information, please read my latest article here.