jayman618

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Most of the country is having a heat wave. Has this put a damper on your flying, are you not going to events or fly ins because of the heat. What can event organizers do to make it more bearable for participants? What do you do to stay cool when you go flying in this heat?

k12rc

Not flying at all.

tucson

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A few of us leave our houses at 5:30-6 AM. Drive about an hour. Get several flights in by 10:30, pack up and drive the hour back home. Get home around 12 PM.

A lot of work but worth it for me. We have no choice if you want to fly in this heat.

Stan

Jim Cattanach

In Nicosia here in Cyprus, it is often over 40c, with high humidity. We still fly our jets.

marc s

Here in the UK its p**sing with rain and howling a gale most of the time so no flying here for totally the opposite reasons [:@]

marcs

sieze2

That so funny. As marc has said in the UK the weather is crap, we have had the wettest June for 100 years. In the west midlands right now we are in the process of receiving a month of rainfall in the next 48 hours. In that context the notion of sun stopping you flying is hilarious

KFX450

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too hot to fly for me..I did buy a little eflite cub with floats just for these kind of days..I live on a lake and never utilized it. Figured its about time I do..

basimpsn

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My 2.4 Futaba 14CH RX shut down just before take off [X(] did a temp check on the receiver ..114 deg. No flying for me.

P.S also what's the chance of a compressor stalling and cause a flame out due to high temp ?

Jgwright

Yes easily the worst windiest, wettest coldest summer ever. In fact not sure if we had a summer at all. I am supposed to be going to the British Grand Prix with my son on Sunday, but it seems the car parks were flooded and cars were getting bogged down when they turned onto the grass. My wife gave me a great Christmas present and we will both be very disappointed if we cannot go.

I did once go to Phoenix Arizona with one of the Wren MW54 prototypes and ran it in 120 F temperatures. Ran ok. High temps beat the weather we are having any day. Just go flying early in the morning or late at night if it is too hot in the day.

John

AndyAndrews

temps in AR have been ranging between 104-106 F every day. The humidity has been very low though which is unusual for this part of the country. It's simply too hot to fly in that heat and have any fun. The best time to go is early in the morning or late afternoon.

marc s

How about buying a cheap gazeebo from Wallmart, one with clear window sides, pitch it on the flightline, wack in a 240v generator (with exhaust outside!) rig up a portable aircon unit inside and viola - cool flying condition all day long

marcs

Ron101

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Where I fly in Oakdale, CA... it's pretty normal to be 100 to 105 in the summer.
I fly electric jets, so like others I go early and leave early. Sure helps when you have a breeze....when the breeze stops it gets uncomfortable fast!!!

I have had heat stroke out flying before and it wasn't fun at all.....

Some things I have done that really help. Go to your local sport store I go to REI get a couple long sleeve hiking shirts, they are very thin material, but have a high UV rating. I also bought a tilly hat.
I put on sunscreen before I leave the house... I drink lots of water on the way to the field and while I'm there.
Stay off the hot black top as much as you can and set your chair back from the black top in the shade. The temps are much higher on that black top....

What I have found is keeping that sun off my arms and body, along with the tilly keeping it off my face... I go home feeling much better. I use to feel hot all night after flying in a short sleeve and a ball cap...but now I cool down much faster and enjoy the rest of my day. I have never done really well in high heat, but I am doing much better now with more protection.

But I still leave on hot days before it gets to 100.... to me it's just not fun after that. I have better things to do then bake all day

HarryC

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What are these things called "sun" and "heat" that you speak of?
H.

highhorse

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We have had a long string of 95+ degree says, with high humidity to boot. Not flying at all.

k_sonn

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We're just starting to warm up here in the Pacific Northwest. It's been in the 40's at night and the high 50's - low 60's during the day. This week, we're warming up. 2nd screen shot is what it looks like for next week. Hope the weather stays like this for Jets Over Whidbey.

Kirk

jetster81

Here in Northern Europe as already mentioned it is Just BAD with the Rain and wind almost everyday I have Three new models waiting for first flights and no end in sight. I really envy you with good weather even if it is hot in the day.

Kevin_W

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This thread is slightly amusing to Texans.

With that said, I didn't fly at all last summer when we had a record 70 days of 100+ temperatures. It was not only too hot to be outside for any length of time, the entire state was a tinderbox and under a burn ban for about 4 months.
Although there are no AMA rules against flying turbine powered models during a burn ban, I choose not to because of the potential danger.
I have seen many turbine crashes that resulted in a fire. If a fire like that occurs during very dry conditions it can spread and get out of control before you even have a chance to get to the crash site.
There were numerous wildfires in Texas last summer. Many people lost their homes and some even lost their lives. Those fires started by natural causes or arson, I can only imagine how bad the fallout would be for jet flyers if even one big wildfire gets started by a turbine crash. I don't want to be "that guy".

Radical Departure

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Hey Andrew, am up in Fayetteville. Only getting to the field on fri & sat late afternoon / evening. Set up by 6, get a few flights, break it down around 8 or so.. been blazin...

geh3

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The high heat and humidity kinda take some of the fun factor out for me!
howerver most of my turbines (Wren) seem to handle the heat just fine which is a good thing
Iusually don't go just fun flying or to contests if the heat is"excessive"
SOmost of my flying is in the spring and fall with the winter and middle of summer relegated to
maintenance and new builds in a cooled garage..
One of the Local clubs (Farview Flyers) definetly has the right idea with a massively fun
jet meet in october on one of the best airfields in the country!!!
see>>> http://www.farviewflyers.net/Documen...12a-Page-1.jpg

Jgwright

Kevin

You couldn't set anything on fire here, much more likely to drown. Last week there was a great shot of a guy who fell over crossing the road and had to be rescued as he was swept along.

John

drdoom

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Ive been flying Sunday mornings EARLY, Leaving when it gets into the low 90's. We have 107 forecast for Sat Morning. We seriously need Rain.

highhorse

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Lol. I hear You, my Texas brother. I was just down Marsh lane from you in FB when the '80 (?) wave hit, and never felt a thing, even though my ride at the time was an un air conditioned VW :-)

Gotta say that it's worse here in Memphis though, where it is MUCH more humid than the DFW area !

Good, responsible call on using caution for the fires.

OliverJacob

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All winter we waited for the summer. Now we are in the 100s every day .
Good thing is - I have only crashed one plane this season...
Looks like we'll be in the 80s on sunday, so fly hard and keep your planes in one piece!

Kevin_W

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That's the way it is here in the spring time. It's usually a soccer mom in a minivan who needs to be rescued though.

houmax503

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4th of July we grilled and flew from morning to afternoon. A little sweat is good for you,
just make sure and stay hydrated. Gotta love South Louisiana during the summer!!!