Frost removal - removal ideas

[flyingcheesehead]

My preferred method is to start the engine and get it up to temp,then taxi to the runway and takeoff.

That's the version that kills people.

 

[Half Fast]

My preferred method is to start the engine and get it up to temp,then taxi to Florida and takeoff.

Safer method.

 

[Roller]

Careful if you use a warm hangar and don’t cold soak the plane in the hangar before taking it back out if it’s snowing

Some old school methods like buffing the ice smooth too, reckon they are frowned upon these days

Warm TKS fluid mix or the like is probably the easiest answer

 

[Kiddo's Driver]

Okay, hear me out. You'll need a bucket or tank of RV antifreeze, a sous vide immersion heater, a small fountain submersible pump, and a hose. Get the fluid up to temperature—something hot enough to do the job but not so hot as to damage anything.
I drive a Chevy Volt PHEV. It has a 14 kWh (usable) battery. I put in a quick connection to the battery that I can hook an inverter to. The inverter can run the Reiff heaters on my engine and a battery charger without breaking a sweat. It might be able to handle the sous vide heater at the same time, but if you leave the house with the antifreeze already heated up, you might not need to heat it much.

How much antifreeze does it take to clean up a typical four-seater?

What about using the inverter to run some electric blankets?

 

[Kiddo's Driver]

TKS fluid in a garden sprayer.

TKS is:
70-95% Ethylene Glycol
1-15% Isopropanol

Cheaper to make it yourself for this nonflying use.

A gallon of Walmart-brand antifreeze and a pint of isopropyl alcohol should do the trick.
If you love nature then use RV antifreeze instead of automotive antifreeze.

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pdf/AVLTKSSDS_09-04827.pdf