Icing conditions
Maybe he can rig a 200 pound CO2 bottle that can blast him,
simulating flight into a CB at the freezing level.
"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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| "B A R R Y" wrote in message
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| Mxsmanic wrote:
| From what I understand, icing protection should be
turned on if the
| outside temperature is 5° C or less. However, what is
the reason for
| not having it on all the time?
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| Some ice protection equipment uses a fluid that is of
limited quantity
| on-board, not to mention that it costs money.
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| He can always pause and go to the fridge for more fluids.
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| Other ice protection devices can put a drain on a
smaller aircraft's
| power.
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| He's running on 220VAC. Sholdn't be an issue.
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