Rob,
One day I flew a Cub that was painted all white, except for a single blue stripe down the side, from Fairbanks up to Bettles, AK. Enroute, I did a bunch of radio telemetry work on wolves. This airplane was ALL white, including straight skis. From where I sat, I couldn't see the blue stripe on the side.
After four hours of moseying around at low level, temps of -30, and a sort of haze, which is not uncommon at cold temps in the north, I went to BTT for gas. The runway there is long, groomed for skis, and there was no wind. I decided to run it on fast for grins, and slide to the ramp.
The airplane came out of the sky at 65 to 70 as I began to slow. Fortunately, I was close to the ground when it did.
There was close to 3/4 inch of opaque ice on everything. If I'd looked more closely, I'd have seen things changing shape.
Duh.....
MTV