Yea, I too am not too concerned with the plane as I too have flown at those temps. Like you, I only have solar heat so I guess I can bundle up and go for it. I just need to figure a way to pre-heat the Corvair engine.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Visit my web site: www.flykr2s.com E-mail: flyk...@wi.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenneth B. Jones" <kenbjo...@cinci.rr.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: Re: KR> Cold Weather Flying > Mark, > > I flew today. Temp was about 28 F. on the ground, 14 F. at 4500 ft. (I'm > more concerned about the pilot than the airplane. I only have solar heat > in my plane.) > > The service ceiling on a Lancair IV/IVP is near 30,000 feet. It gets > pretty cold up there and they're all plastic. > > Ken Jones, kenbjo...@cinci.rr.com > Sharonville, OH > N5834, aka The Porkopolis Flying Pig, KR-2 > EAA Chapter 974 - KHAO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Jones" <mjo...@muellersales.com> > To: "KR Net (E-mail)" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:10 PM > Subject: KR> Cold Weather Flying > > > How many of you fly in temps below freezing? I am again having withdrawal > symptoms from not flying my KR. My last flight was January 7th due to the > fact it has been below freezing here every day since then except for one > day and I had to work that day. Our forecast says we will not get above > 28° for the next 15 days. And they are saying our high this coming Tuesday > will only be -1°. Now that's cold. Anyway, we have had a lot of blue skies > but plastic gets brittle at those temps so I have opted to stay on the > ground. I need to fly!!!!!! > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Wales, WI > My Web site: http://www.flykr2s.com/ > Mailto:flyk...@wi.rr.com > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
