Hi guys,
Attached is a picture of my RV4. I spent the morning in minus 20 degrees Celsius weather clearing snow and taking off the wheel pants.
My aircraft is almost completely covered, minus the prop. The prop has a good layer of ice on it. How would you guys go about removing the ice?
I have a heat gun I could use to pass over it in small sections really quickly. As soon as the ice melts I can wipe it with a rag to prevent it from instantly refreezing. That’s my plan when I go back to the plane tonight to plug in my engine heater to prepare for tomorrow’s flight.
It’s a metal fixed pitch prop, do you all think this is safe for the prop?
Cheers,
Dave
Attached is a picture of my RV4. I spent the morning in minus 20 degrees Celsius weather clearing snow and taking off the wheel pants.
My aircraft is almost completely covered, minus the prop. The prop has a good layer of ice on it. How would you guys go about removing the ice?
I have a heat gun I could use to pass over it in small sections really quickly. As soon as the ice melts I can wipe it with a rag to prevent it from instantly refreezing. That’s my plan when I go back to the plane tonight to plug in my engine heater to prepare for tomorrow’s flight.
It’s a metal fixed pitch prop, do you all think this is safe for the prop?
Cheers,
Dave