Re: FAR 91.157 Operating in icing conditions

"Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

>
> Among the cases Scott chronicled is the case of a 135 pilot who launched in
> an area of AIRMET forecast icing, did NOT experience icing, but the FAA
> still successfully prosecuted a case against him for flying in 'known
> Icing.'

135 is a different story.   There are specific rules about forecast icing
(135.227).   This doesn't apply to part 91.

Part 91 rules on icing are invented by the FAA without even going through
their own sham rulemaking process.