sold 310 -- now what?

I've never had a problem getting TKS fluid. It comes in 55gal drums, and I
keep the tank in the plane full in the winter and also keep some extra jugs
in the nose in case I need a refill on the road. A lot of FBO's carry it as
well, since some jets such as Challengers also use TKS.

It does make a slimy slippery mess on the hangar floor.Using a mop only
pushes it around. I catch the overflow from filling in a garden sprayer and
then spray it on the plane to deice as added protection.


"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
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In many respects yes, but in a few no. As far as keeping ice off the
airframe TKS is the best, better even than heated leading edges (which
can
suffer from "run-back icing"). TKS is clearly better in large droplet
icing, at least for the surfaces with TKS, everything else is still a
problem. The downsides of TKS are weight of the fluid and making a mess
in
the hanger.

Isn't it also a bit of a hassle finding replacement fluid?


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

"Viperdoc" wrote in message
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I've never had a problem getting TKS fluid. It comes in 55gal drums, and I
keep the tank in the plane full in the winter and also keep some extra
jugs
in the nose in case I need a refill on the road. A lot of FBO's carry it
as
well, since some jets such as Challengers also use TKS.

Is there a list of those FBO's somewhere?


It does make a slimy slippery mess on the hangar floor.Using a mop only
pushes it around. I catch the overflow from filling in a garden sprayer
and
then spray it on the plane to deice as added protection.

How do you clean up the spills, though?


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

I would suggest calling ahead at FBO's if you plan to stop and think you
might need some TKS fluid.

The TKS fluid slowly drips out of the panels with time, and this can
continue for several weeks after its last use. I anticipate getting slimed
every time I crawl under the wings during a preflight.

A friend has an autoscrubber, which I borrowed and worked great on my floor.
Also, a wet mop with full strength simple green works reasonably well.

I just live with it, since once it gets on the floor it will last forever
due to the low vapor pressure of the glycol. I just can't get too excited
about pulling the plane out in the middle of winter just to swab the floor,
and so far I haven't been able to convince my wife to do the job either.

Still, the bottom line is that TKS works better than boots, requires no
maintenance, and doesn't slow you down like boots.

Good luck.



"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Viperdoc" wrote in message
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I've never had a problem getting TKS fluid. It comes in 55gal drums, and
I
keep the tank in the plane full in the winter and also keep some extra
jugs
in the nose in case I need a refill on the road. A lot of FBO's carry it
as
well, since some jets such as Challengers also use TKS.

Is there a list of those FBO's somewhere?


It does make a slimy slippery mess on the hangar floor.Using a mop only
pushes it around. I catch the overflow from filling in a garden sprayer
and
then spray it on the plane to deice as added protection.

How do you clean up the spills, though?


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO