Flying in REAL ICING CONDITIONS in a Cirrus SR22 FIKI (KARB - KFRG) #cirrus #cirruslife

Wonder what flying in icing conditions look like? Please come see it for yourself on the return leg of our Ann Arbor Football weekend trip (See "Part 1 Took 26 Years to Fulfill a Promise..."). From the weather briefing, we expected icing levels around 4,000 to 6,000 feet and improving halfway through. Knowing my plane is FIKI (Fly Into Known Icing) equipped and after carefully reviewing the weather, I felt comfortable to proceed. Even though some Cirrus SR22s are FIKI equipped, conditions such as SLD (Supercooled Liquid Droplets) can overwhelm any anti-icing system. PLEASE DO NOT FLY THROUGH ICING CONDITIONS WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING AND APPROVED AIRCRAFT.

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[cdogg]

Great flight! Love your guys attention to procedures and safety

[randyeno]

Thanks! Merry Christmas to you and your family!🎄

[danielhawley]

Descended through a cloud deck, in IMC maybe ten minutes in a fast Mooney 201. Landed Lake Tahoe - 1/2 inch of ice on the leading edges. Getting into icing conditions is no joke and requires immediate action to prevent an accident. Remember the Roselawn IND AT-72 crash years ago...the place was fully equipped for icing conditions, except the ice that day was supercooled ice droplets that quickly overwhelmed the aircraft AND revealed a design flaw that allowed it to accumulate ice BEHIND the protected leading edge of the wings that built up to a point that one wing stalled, and threw the aircraft out of control. They hit the ground at 375 kts.

[BTf]

Great job and video, glad you made it safely through the ice!

[AaronWells]

Excellent job editing and flight. Thanks for sharing

[bill]

Great radio work, you sound like a pro.

[AidansAviationAdventures]

Great flight, gotta love those FIKI birds . well done .. Merry Christmas, hopefully in 2023 we can set up a YouTube flight ..

[lslouie]

Just found your handle today. Great content and awesome video, merry Christmas !!

[AB-jmiu]

Great video I liked the the speed up in some parts, handled the flight like a professional, wonder why many GA pilots come low after catching the VASI?

[Windtee]

Did the job, got through it, and nothin' to it!
FIKI on the rocks. Shaken, not stirred.

[sactu]

Love your content. Having a certified FIKI aircraft is something I would love - I've had to cancel quite a few Angel Flight missions during winter Down Under because of forecast icing.

[eastcoastbrokers]

Love your vids. I flew 238RS thru icing fIKi. Nothing but adrenalin.

[bryancozad]

Once again, you have class. Merry Christmas!

[ChaseAviation]

We fly a G2 SR-22 with TKS only. It's great peace of mind but living up north, we still can't fly 4+ months out of the year so naturally I'm considering a FIKI upgrade. Hoping the new G7 Cirrus puts some downward pressure on G5 and G6 prices!

[jamesbraun]

I was IFR on top, got vectored into the soup, entered the ILS with some pucker factor . My 172 was covered. 10 more minutes I might have made a new runway . On the way outwent through quickly, no problem .

[AjitMahida]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoyed your video and am learning everyday. Hope we can meet up in 2023. Regards Ajit Mahida

[OjDidit]

I’m an instrument student. Great videos

[Mobev]

Great video. Merry Christmas. I have about 80 hours in an sr22 and a sr20. I need to finish getting my license and prefer a 20. Where would you recommend training for ppl? I don’t mind the older pre g1000 either. Thanks. My local school lost their cirrus.

[GEman]

Awesome video! How long does a tank of TKS last?

[flymatt]

Nice video - is ‘high’ anti-ice setting necessary for the amount of ice you were getting you think?