Before taking off to fly home today, I noticed the leading edge of the wings, front of the wheelpants, under the cowl etc had a yucky coating of bug remains. I normally clean every few flights, but I let it go a little too long.
Dodging little buildups on the way home (KEYQ -> 2TX1) I spotted a nice light green area on the Nexrad and decided, what they hey, lets at least rinse this baby off.
As I got closer, it appeared a little too dark for my taste so I deviated to go around and an outlier of the shower dropped some heavy rain on me for about 3 minutes.
I could see the bugs getting scrubbed off the windshield!
When I landed, sure enough, 90% (or more) of the bug remains were gone.
I guess those raindrops really pack a punch when you're going 190+ mph!
Just another benefit of flying an RV, eh?
Dodging little buildups on the way home (KEYQ -> 2TX1) I spotted a nice light green area on the Nexrad and decided, what they hey, lets at least rinse this baby off.
As I got closer, it appeared a little too dark for my taste so I deviated to go around and an outlier of the shower dropped some heavy rain on me for about 3 minutes.
I could see the bugs getting scrubbed off the windshield!
When I landed, sure enough, 90% (or more) of the bug remains were gone.
I guess those raindrops really pack a punch when you're going 190+ mph!
Just another benefit of flying an RV, eh?