Hi all.  I’m struggling a bit with ice on some of my flights.  As soon as ice starts to form on the windscreen, I never seem to be able to clear it. In the Piper Arrow, for instance, I put the blowers on full, and set the temperature as high as possible,  but the glass never clears. I either have to fly around blind, or reduce my altitude.  I’m not talking crazy altitudes flights either, as sometimes I can be around a 1000’ in the UK, with a temperature of 1 degree C on the deck. So only just below freezing at 1000’. Am I doing something wrong or is it a sim limitation, and the screen cannot be cleared?

Assign a keybinding for "Toggle Windshield Deice".

It is a bit of a sim problem Bilbo (I never thought I would say that phrase! 😀).

If you follow this page to the letter, it will be a workaround for you. 

https://www.flightsimulator.blog/2021/02/09/disable-windshield-icing-effect/

It is the TOGGLE WINDSHIELD DEICE bit that you need.  I assign it to the 'I' key as that isn't used by anything else.  It works a treat!

Edit:  Farlis beat me to it!  It is still a good article to read though as it contains other info relating to the icing.

Edited April 23, 20215 yr by bobcat999

That’s excellent. Thanks both, I’ll get the key assigned ASAP.  It’s a shame it’s not done a bit more realistically. Graphically, it’s a superb effect. But I feel that the side windows should ice over a lot more readily than the front. After all, with an engine up front, much like a car, there is plenty of heat generated, certainly enough to keep the lower portion clear.

The effects overall need to be tweaked. The buildup can be quite fast in real life too, but in the sim it happens with too much conformity.