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In response to Michael D Smith regarding his icing season.

Hey, Mike! You can always fly without a de-icing system in your one week of
summer so who needs it, anyway!?

All seriousness aside, for you guys that habitually fly in the FL's, I'd
think some sort of de-icing would've become a requirement long before this.
I just wonder how well the laminar flow properties of the Lancair wing will
be preserved, however.

My one experience with losing laminar flow (though in a two-seater rather
than a four) by way of a gazillion little bugs plastering themselves to my
wing leading edge, was sobering. Felt like I had my gear down or something.
Even descending because I thought I was in real trouble, I wasn't moving
very fast. I can just imagine what it might feel like in something as fast
(usually) as a four.

Something to ponder on.

Dan Schaefer

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