RE: Engines
I love to fly in the Winter. There probably is a little more wear on the engine during cold weather start-up. I guess if you were really worried about it you could put a few drops of after run oil in through the glow plug hole prior to start-up to give the cylinder a little extra lubrication. Personally, I'm more concerned about my batteries than my engine. It seems that if I'm having problems during cold weather it's usually battery related. I wear the therma-flex gloves (Ace hardware, about $7) and I still have enough feel to tune the high-end needle and feel the sticks and trims. How cold is too cold? When your breath freezes in your beard it's almost too cold to fly.