Ain't that the truth, I hang out tooooooo much on RCU during the long wet months! But MinnFlyer, I am just a real slowpoke when it comes to assembling ARFs, so I get a few new ones done during the Winter, and also maintain all those that keep flying during our slower Winter season. Seems like wheel pants (I think almost all my planes have them) are always in need of repair no matter how good I land on grass. I can fly year round here in Salem, OR, at most laying off flying two or three consecutive weeks if we get extreme cold, ice, or snow. It's mild here and I am spoiled! Jon