oceanplexian Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Hey guys, this is going to sound a bit strange, but I’m wondering if anyone has succeeded at or perhaps considered redirecting the heater. I live in a super cold climate, and let’s say in an emergency situation you ran into icing conditions with the CT (Not something I would ever, ever advocate for) Never mind the pitot tube, but if the plane iced over with an encounter with visible moisture, I could see the windshield icing over even though the airplane might still be flyable, making matters worse since the heater is at the footrest area. It seems to me like a design fault. Are there obstructions or anything that would prevent blowing heat out of the top of the dashboard by using some conduit or aluminum ducting? Obviously this would either need an MRA or you’d need to be certified as an experimental. But it seems like it would provide an additional safety net in some situations. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercity Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 The CTLS has a defrost duct installed as well as the foot heater outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 All of the CTSW's I have seen have it as well. When the heat is on it directs some of the air to slots in the top of the mushroom at the base of the windshield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animosity2k Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Could also by a car style plug in window defroster no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanplexian Posted December 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Awesome, I had no idea, I'll have to go back and look at the airplane. I thought about a plug in defroster/defogger as well but there's no way it would work with the low amount of amps we can pull out of the 12v socket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 The best solution is to not fly in freezing precipitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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