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“Standard lapse rate is 1.98°C per 1,000 feet, but this airmass is stable—temperature drops about 2°C per thousand. From +2°C to 0°C is a 2°C drop. So the freezing level is at 1,000 feet AGL,” Maya calculated. “But the cloud base is 200 feet. The entire layer from 200 to 1,000 is below freezing but above the surface. That’s the sweet spot for severe icing.”

As Maya reprogrammed the FMS, she asked, “Captain, what made you pull the trigger?” meteorology atpl questions

Jim nodded. “And the pressure trend?” “Standard lapse rate is 1

Twenty minutes later, they broke out of the overcast at 2,500 feet over Naples. The runway lights were bright and steady. No freezing drizzle. Visibility 10 kilometers. As Maya flared for landing, she glanced at the outside air temperature: +6°C. “But the cloud base is 200 feet

Jim was quiet for ten seconds. The radar was now painting a solid line of red across the final approach fix. The GPWS callout chimed softly: “ALTITUDE… ALTITUDE.”