Stuff you use for winter

[Spastickitten]

Seems like it'd be fun on a pond, but I want to get floats for the little sport cub s. It would fly great in the little are I have down the street.

 

[Andre]

The skipper is on sale at HK for $101, thinking of picking it up.

Sweet, I do like that plane for the winter.

The XL is awesome but $$$ to ship.

 

[crash1414]

I was wondering what you guys need to fly in the cold winter months. I won't need it, but I want to understand just how bad it is in winter. Even the coldest months don't get too cold (a little less than 0 degrees celsius at it's worst), so I don't really know how it affects flying, planes, batteries, the canadian, and other basic stuff. Just curious.

we did a podcast long ago about this but we can touch on it again...come on up and enjoy the snow.

 

[Andre]

 

[Spastickitten]

Love the taranis mate!

 

[airhawk]

whats winter oh you mean slightly colder summer

 

[Andre]

In general Ottawa has a 60 degree swing +30C to -30C.

 

[airhawk]

the lowest it gets in az is 40

 

[Pakratt76]

To keep the hands warm I use a self converted 3 month old toddler
jacket from Walmart that I found on clearance for $3.00.

I can put those disposable hand warmers inside the jacket pockets
if I choose, but usually just the jacket alone tends to make my
hands too warm.... 90% of the time, I have the zipper open
at least 1/2 way and my hands still stay nice and toasty....

This will be about my 5th winter season using this now....
(good old northern Ohio)

 

[Ron B]

airhawk
remember Flagstaff is in AZ

 

[crash1414]

that is a fantastic idea.... i need a sewing machine...

To keep the hands warm I use a self converted 3 month old toddler
jacket from Walmart that I found on clearance for $3.00.

I can put those disposable hand warmers inside the jacket pockets
if I choose, but usually just the jacket alone tends to make my
hands too warm.... 90% of the time, I have the zipper open
at least 1/2 way and my hands still stay nice and toasty....

This will be about my 5th winter season using this now....
(good old northern Ohio)

 

[Andre]

One of my winter flying solutions for 2016.

 

[AerodromeChris]

My winter squadron. The onboard shot is from my old sturdy birdy mk.2... a surprisingly good (if heavy) camera platform.

 

[Spastickitten]

I had that little sport cub s as my first plane, how is it with skis?

 

[Andre]

Nice.

 

[BobK]

My winter squadron. The onboard shot is from my old sturdy birdy mk.2... a surprisingly good (if heavy) camera platform.
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Ah the good 'ol GWS Tiger Moth, what a great little plane I have one that is ready to go at all times to weave through the trees in my yard, and I have an unbuilt kit stashed away in the closet. Have you ever tried the flying wire mod? It makes the wings strong enough to do all kinds of aerobatics without worrying about them folding.

Nice SS also.

 

[AerodromeChris]

I had that little sport cub s as my first plane, how is it with skis?

It's great! Since it's so light, it even handles powder well. The only issue it has is that little 1S lipo doesn't last long in the cold. I scratch built the skis from an old plastic plate, rubber bands, and a little fishing line.

Andre, nice Alby! Did you know there was an Alby on floats during WWI?

 

[ridepate]

I'm waaaayyy down here in North Ga. 67 today.... When we get what we call shitty weather......It's 20 and I don't fly. Problem solved. Being from the south, It's not in my mentality. I'd die......The snows pretty, when on occasion, it comes. But it goes away pretty quick.

 

[BobK]

Almost got hit with a blizzard today but it went south.

 

[AerodromeChris]

Great weather for winter flying today! Took some pics from a ski flying session this afternoon