Most flight into known icing (FIKI) systems are only available for certified aircraft, and that limits the mission capabilities of high-performance experimental aircraft. Up in my Great White North region, that means popular go-places kit-built aircraft are often grounded when anti-ice-equipped certified ones might launch.
Buenos Technologies of Redmond, Oregon, has developed a de-icing system aimed at the experimental aircraft market and it’s called Buenos De-Ice. The company was taking orders for the $17,000 system at Sun ‘n Fun last March, and here’s an overview.