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Issues around de-ice on a 182
One of the members of my club has proposed that we add TKS de-ice to our two 182s. Apparently, such a system is to become available later this year. My reaction at first was negative. After all, in our near-NYC location, the utility of such a tool is limited to a few months a year. Surely we could spend money better (ie. on upgades that would be useful year round). His reply to this reasoning is that our aircraft utilization is much lower in the cold months than in the summer. If we can increase winter use, then we get better value from our investment. It's a good point. Of course, when I mentioned this to my wife, she asked how much of the lower use was due to the threat of ice, and how much was due to our lack of love for preflighting in subzero weather. Another good point grin. But it does have me wondering. The system would not be "known icing" compliant. So...what difference in utilization would it make? I'm curious what others - esp. that fly with de-ice - would reply. Thanks... Andrew |
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