What's winter??[8D]

OH yes, I remember, that's the season when you put snow tires on, stock up on popcorn and get the snow blower ready. OHHH how I miss that. Not really.

Run up each engine and then run it dry and put in a dose of After Run, your choice. Clean all the dirt off and put it in a plastic bag for safe keeping.

This one may be a susprise, Fill all of your tanks and the plug the lines with a plastic dot. This keeps the tank crud from building up over the Long winter.

The planes just need to be cleaned up and inspected for necessary repairs during your down time.

The field equipemnt only needs the starter battery charged. Maybe a float charger on it. Just clean and organize things for spring.

On the batteries, if you charge them all now, check them in three months. You will be susprised at the charge still left. I'm heading to Savannah tomorw morning to my son's. I shipped off a foamy with everythign, including a TX. I aquired it two years back and I don't know how long it has been setting. I turned it on and had a marginal signal acourding to the meter. I set up a receiver with the LiPo that has been setting around for over a year and every thing worked OK. I wouldn't fly any of it in it's current state, but the servos matched the TX sticks when I wiggled them.

I kind of look back at putting my sail boat away for the winter. Pump out the bilge-you don't have one, Pump out the head and holding tank-again you don't have one. Charge the batteries and bring them inside-Do this. Fill the tank and put in the over winter additive to it- No additve for your tanks, but fill them. Double check anything that could have water in it that will freeze and add antifreeze or fresh grease/oil-doesn't apply. Cover everything so it doesn't get wet or dirty over the winter-may apply. And my last lesson on my last east coast winter, protect things from gettin mice aboard. What a hell of a mess that one was. Last, set your alarm clock for St Paddy's day. That was the last snow in Michigan and in New York. Over the next month or so, stock up on kits and get building for next spring. That down time is the only thing I miss about winters. It's dificult to take building days when it 70 degrees, the sun is out, and there is no wind.

Don