De-icing boots

[Flyboy-F33]

Can anyone answer this one?

Here's the scenario.... A light twin has de-icing equipment fitted: Boots, alcho props and alcho-screen. The boots are old and heavily patched but work.

The new owner wants to remove the boots as they will cost about £15k to replace and they rob the plane of at least 5+ knots in the cruise, and he doesnt think he will (hardly) ever use them anyway.

Can they be legally removed, leaving the prop & screen de-icing in place? and are there any other issues the new owner should consider?

GG

[Tinstaafl]

Yes, it's possible for the boots to be removed however the a/c's 'flight into icing' approval will also be lost. The anti-iced windscreen & props aren't related to the boot system and, on their own, won't be sufficient to retain the known ice approval although there's nothing that says the equipment must be removed also.

See a maintenance engineer.