Geico266
Well Known Member
Just thought I would start a thread about cold weather flying for those of you pounding (pulling ) rivets to give you some encouragement.
Yesterday was 25f and I flew 2 missions. One in the morning and one in the evening for a total of 4 hours. The hot water heat is amazing after installing the John BenderBaffel a few years ago. It restricts the airflow to allow the water temp (cylinder head temp) to remain around 210f . The heater works incredibly well and I have flown in -7f temps very comfortably.
After a big snow storm a few days ago, yesterday was a weird weather day. Temps at 3,000' were 55f. Making all my cold weather prep a waste of time.
Temps down low were in the 30's. It is amazing how responsive and smooth the air is when it is this cold. The air is so thick and NO BUGS!
I had to get use to bleeding off airspeed in the pattern so I didn't float for a mile down the runway. A little slipping and I hit the numbers. The air is really thick in ground effect.
A very nice day for flying.... after shoveling a 3' snow drift away from the hangar door.
Keep up the work! Get those -12's in the air! Good times await!
Yesterday was 25f and I flew 2 missions. One in the morning and one in the evening for a total of 4 hours. The hot water heat is amazing after installing the John BenderBaffel a few years ago. It restricts the airflow to allow the water temp (cylinder head temp) to remain around 210f . The heater works incredibly well and I have flown in -7f temps very comfortably.
After a big snow storm a few days ago, yesterday was a weird weather day. Temps at 3,000' were 55f. Making all my cold weather prep a waste of time.
Temps down low were in the 30's. It is amazing how responsive and smooth the air is when it is this cold. The air is so thick and NO BUGS!
I had to get use to bleeding off airspeed in the pattern so I didn't float for a mile down the runway. A little slipping and I hit the numbers. The air is really thick in ground effect.
A very nice day for flying.... after shoveling a 3' snow drift away from the hangar door.
Keep up the work! Get those -12's in the air! Good times await!