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Old 2nd Mar 2011, 21:05
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Tinstaafl
 
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I used to get induction icing regularly in the Islander, flying in winter around Shetland & down to Scotland. These were carburetted but it wouldn't have mattered a jot because it was snow & ice blocking the airfilter in the intake. Mind you, conventional carby ice was common too, but I'm tryign to address induction icing. I've never seen a design more prone to blockage than the BN2. Not even a drain hole (until one was added by the company ) to let meltwater out of the housing. It's not fun at 0200 in gales digging my fingers around the filter to remove impacted snow so I could depart again.
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