Tan,
thanks for the info.
Do you know if deice fluid suffers from the same ups and downs as Oil? Jet A? etc.?
$10,000 isn't much out of a cargo flight generating $(fill in the blank),000 profit, is it?
Now, some might hesitate to consider the $10,000 as if it were coming out of their own pocket which I think is a bad idea. Spend the money. Eliminate the doubt.
If you saved the company the ten grand and stalled out at 1500 feet or so, how much for the damaged airframe and if there are passengers on board, how much in law suit awards, airframe replacement costs, crew replacement/training costs, etc., etc., etc..
The cost of deicing fluid should never enter a pilot's mind. Just as the cost of fuel shouldn't concern him/her either. You need what you need to operate safely and you need regulation fuel at the very least to get the job done. The cost of doing so, is not the crews concern.
I sure hope a 'cost savings' mentality doesn't penetrate a pilot owners' 'profit share' expectations.