Cessna’s 206 and turbo 206 have proven popular sellers. TKS is now approved for F, G and H model 206s, normally aspirated and turbocharged. Cost is about $30,000.

by Lionel Lavenue

Like most owners, I like to get as much utility out of my airplane as possible so I fly my Cessna T206H on frequent business trips. And that means I have to confront icing for at least six months of the year, if not more. Although the airplane is turbocharged and will cruise comfortably in the flight levels, it was delivered from the factory with no de-icing option.

When I scanned the market for a solution to this dilemma, only one emerged: the TKS de-ice system offered by Aerospace Systems and Technologies, the U.S. distributor of the British-designed fluid-based ice protection system. In a nutshell, this system is…