snow skis needed

[jamesmil]

doesn't look to good for flying today. around here all this ice has our town shut down. it started sleeting about 4:00 pm yesterday and stopped around 8:00 am this morning.:eek:

[SkyPirate]

Further north up near Raleigh NC got around 8"

[Slyfox]

that's only a skif of snow. just don't use the brakes when landing or afterwards, land 3 point and let it drop on the runway, or in other words stall it for landing, than you roll out very slow. http://www.teamkitfox.com/Forums/album.php?albumid=339&pictureid=4123
I'm generally the first one on the runway when it snows, freezing rain or whatever and give an account for the condition on the runway.

big tires will still work, have fun.

[Paul Z]

SlyFox for the South, it might as well as be 3 feet of snow. I went for my BFR yesterday it was 24 Deg F, I thought I was going to freeze up, not to mention my airplane didn’t want to start. Why anyone lives North of the Red River is a mystery to me!

Paul

[Slyfox]

I leave my planes plugged in 24/7 they think there below the red river line. hehe

can't beat the cold for performance:D

I guess that's where heat coats and heaters in the plane come in.

[Paul Z]

I was going to comment that Poor Dog in the 3rd picture needs to be in some place warm! I have one question I have one of those thermal strip heaters on my Oil Cooler, will that help, and should I leave it plugged in over night?

[Slyfox]

yup, and you can hit the current weather below that and see the real scoop. I have the reiff system and it has a heat pad on the bottom of the engine and a heat wrap around the oil tank. I leave mine on 24/7. starts like its summer time.

one more thing. I got a break in the weather sunday. had two hours of flying time between yuk and yuk. took both airplanes up. wooohoo about time. but no snow. :( now I got the snow and the weather is below mins. :(

I really like flying in the snow, which I have done to 5 inches with my tires with no problems.

[jamesmil]

paul, that was our rescue dog reecie, it was her first snow/ice and she was really checking it out. but it didn't take long for either one of us to head for the house, only she got to climb up in my wife's lap to get warm.

[Av8r3400]

Two days ago our high was -25º F with 30 mph winds.

Yesterday the high was -10º F.

Today it was a balmy +9º. :)


I think I own more snow removal equipment than the entire state of Georgia...

[SkyPirate]

you need a cab on your tractor ,,me too ,,plowing with the tractor in below zero is freekin cold brrr

[Av8r3400]

In the summer we'll see 80º for a couple days, too… :p

I'm going to PM you my wife's cell phone number. I haven't been able to convince her of the cab thing yet. Maybe you'll have better luck. ;)

[SkyPirate]

My wife Chris has convinced me to move to Texas instead of Oklahoma,,I know I will like the winters better then here in Missouri, but the summers are HOT in Tehas

[Paul Z]

In Texas 80’s is a cool summer day!

[SkyPirate]

I'm going to PM you my wife's cell phone number.---;) ha ha ha and I will do the same because my wife says "Tough it out~! lol

[Paul Z]

Summers are hot in Tejas, and in OK. My daughter lives in Norman, and can attest to that.

[ackselle]

We just received our "warm" weather for January..... Right now it's -35F.... And I've needed to blow the driveway clear every day for the last week....it's a quarter mile long. My little Dere makes the job bearable.

6166-

[Paul Z]

Looks like you have a nice John Deere, and nice Barn, 7 Some Acres too boot! It’s 32 Deg F here in Dallas, none of that white stuff.

[n85ae]

This is why you disagree about the draft from the tail of the plane, you
obviously don't have any cold weather to fly in... In fact I bet you never
even wear long underwear ... :)

Best Regards,
Jeff Hays

[SkyPirate]

Too Funny Jeff :) im going to add you to my Christmas list and the 1st thing im sending you is a Map :) we are neighbors I'm in missouri, most of what you get for weather is what we had the day before :) last night wasnt too bad here , only 5 degrees but we were having -15 a week or so ago, as for long underwear lol i wear /carry enough steel in / on both legs
That even at 40 F my legs are cold :)

I paint my landing gear ( leg braces) to match my jeans :)

[SkySteve]

Yes, Nice Deere!

[SkyPirate]

nice set up ackselle ..I could use that :) my driveway is a mile long and has severe elevation changes with some excess of 12 % grade

[n85ae]

I'll send you the updated Map version which shows the difference, Chicago is North
of the newly revised Arctic Circle, whereas Misery is down by the equator.

Best Regards,
Jeff


Too Funny Jeff :) im going to add you to my Christmas list -----

I paint my landing gear ( leg braces) to match my jeans :)

[SkyPirate]

ROFLMAO~!! send a towel with that because I now have coffee all over the keyboard lol

[War Eagle]

Maybe she should take on the snow removal job!http://www.teamkitfox.com/Forums/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Av8r3400]

Yeah, ummm, no.

[SkyPirate]

a neighbor thought he would ask his wife to drive the tractor with a brush hawg on the back,,what he forgot to do was tell her to watch where she was going instead of where she had been during the verbal instruction phase prior to giving her the keys:) when the estimated damage was totaled ,,to include new hood . grill. clutch and 1 steering linkage,.. he didn't ask her to brush hawg again :)