What we are using for fuel is methanol or methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol which is CH3OH. Methanol is highly hygroscopic which means it absorbs water out of the air. This contaminates the fuel and makes it run lousy. That's why you should always keep the cap on it when not actually fueling . Here's a little fact. If you mix 1/2 gallon of methanol and 1/2 gallon of water you get about 3/4 gallon when combined. That's how much it likes water.

As far as Rosypa's remark about rain in Seattle. Dick it doesn't rain in Seattle all the time. We just say that to keep guys like you from coming up here. We get around 37 inches a year average which is less than Baltimore, Boston , Memphis, and Houston . A heck of a lot less than you guys get in Miami which gets an average of 57 inches per year. So when do YOU fly? It has been absolutely beautiful here the last three days and we are supposed to get another 4 or five nice days. It's February here.

I fly in the rain on a regular basis in the winter. When I was stationed in the Philippines we flew during monsoon which lasted for 4 months. Same in Japan during the rainy season. No problems if you kept the transmitter dry.