We have two houses, one on the east side of the Sierra in Nevada and one in
north Idaho. Both are uncontrolled fields and both get heavy snow. I have
had an inch of snow fall between the time I got in the airplane after
cleaning it and when I had my clearance and was ready to takeoff. When it
is right around 32F I always wonder if the snow will blow off the top of the
wing or if it will freeze solid. Once flying, icing is no problem.

Mike
MU-2


"Free" wrote in message
news
Now how did an MU-2 Pilot get so interested in ICE??

Kevin
Past MU-2-60 pilot

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
ink.net...
Alcohol will work fine but propylene glycol will stay on longer and melt
any
snow that falls between the time you spray it on and the time you
takeoff.
Don't use ethylene glycol. It is toxic and you could get into trouble
deliberately leaving puddles of it on the ramp.

Mike
MU-2


"smackey" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
thlink.net...
It probably would not have sublimated on climb out, sublimation
takes
a
long
time. You might want to consider filling your garden sprayer with
RV-type
antifreeze as a deicing solution in the winter.

Mike
MU-2

Thanks to all for the feedback. Question on the garden sprayer:
I usually have one filled with 90% solution of isopropyl alcohol
(didn't that nigt) from the drug store. Any reason this isn't a
feasible deicing solution to use if I were departing, say, in daytime?