Yesterday it was snowing in Tehachapi, about 20 miles from where I live and 1500 feet higher. We had biting cold wind and overcast, but no precipitation. This morning when I was packing the car to go to the flying field the front windows (in the shade) were solidly frosted over but the back windows (in the sun) were perfectly clear. Only a very light intermittent wind until about 10am when it turned into a stead 6mph westerly. Turned out to be a beautiful morning for flying!

Oh, and Oberst, of course I'd wait until your gear was out! I'm a cheapskate, sure, but not a total cad! Rebuilding an aircraft like that would be well worth it to me since I enjoy the building process as much as the flying.