When traveling via personal piston airplane without so much as a heated prop, we know the drill if there's airframe ice: Get an immediate route amendment, an altitude change, or both. Escape icing conditions or at least keep the problem from getting worse, then work on a diversion if needed. Just remember that there are trips when this isn't just a one-time deal...You and your spouse are en route from the Minneapolis area to Kokomo, Indiana-about 2.7 hours in your fourseater. From KOKK, it's on to Roxboro, North Carolina (KTDF). There, you'll overnight with relatives. Tomorrow, add two passengers and fly to the Georgia coastline for vacation, a welcome break from the early winter weather at home. Roxboro's airport (officially called Raleigh Regional at Person County) has a single 6000-foot runway. With southwest winds and ceilings above 1000 feet in the forecast, plan on the RNAV 24 approach. The filed alternate is KDAN, Danville, Virginia. Everything's packed and you make a quick departure for Kokomo. It's an easy leg with full tanks and clear skies, just not as much tailwind as planned. You land just before sunset.
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