From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IV-P Prop and De-ice
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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:47:46 -0400
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Posted for "Craig Berland" <cberland@systems3.net>:

  David,
  
  Thanks for the response. Colyn Case and I have kicking this issue around off
  the LML for a month or so.  I agree with you the TKS system is the most
  reliable proven system.  A lot of people swear by them. I do believe the IMS
  system is simple and elegant if it works.  The problem is I don't know
  anybody who has flown one in icing conditions.
  
  Do you know what the fluid usage rate for the prop only is?
  
  Craig Berland
  

> the hope is that the slinger ring will provide icing protection for the
> windshield as well as the inlets and fuselage.  time will tell but tks
> is a proven product.  downside is the messy heavy fluid and lack of
> prefabbed tanks to hold the fluid for our lancairs.  our builder BRIAN
> ALLEY designed a beautiful very functional though slightly complicated
> and labor intensive custom tank system using space mainly in the wing
> root fairings(thereby minimizing cg issues) as well as a small filler
> tank in the front floor of the baggage compartment.  time will tell
> total capacity but it should be somewhere in the 4+ gallon range which i
> believe is more than cirrrus has.  though a potentially fairly heavy
> sytem, imho as of 6/14/05 this is the most reliable proven system for
> anti/deicing(other than not flying when there are clouds in the sky).
> obviously the goal is to avoid icing but i feel safer knowing that there
> is a plan b if absolutely needed.