How do you guys keep your hands warm when flying outdoors during the winter?
I want to try fly on the lakes this year when I go ice fishing, but i need to keep warm!
Have you guys seen anything out there for this?
some kind of radio cover to slip your hands inside that connects to a blow dryer that connects to a generator thats powerd by the water current under the ice. that cooks hotdogs and keeps you warm.

Thanks

I moved South!

Jeez dose, it sounds like you got it all figgered out already!

A friend and I made our Tx. muffs out of a childs jacket...
I cut the sleeves off to about T-shirt length, and shortened the height of it.
Stapled the bottom closed, and I put my hands in thru the sleeve holes, and run the antenna out the neck hole...
I ditched the zipper and replaced it w/ velcro.

If you check with some of the Canadian hobby stores that are online you will find that you can buy a " flight mit " for about $29. canadian and they work well to about -15 below use them all the time

Depending on just how cold, I just get a warm pair of gloves and cut off the tips of the thumb and index finger. 20- 30 degrees +/-. The often overlooked problem is cold hardware. Batteries, engines, etc. Batteries don't like extreme cold unless your flying lipos that tend to get warm in flight. But keep your tx warm. Put it in your car between flights. Also remember that the planes get colder in flight due to the air stream and altitude.
Frankly, I'm sick of it. In Chicago, 3 months of good weather (maybe), 9 months of "...I hate this f#@$% city" So, Next year. We are moving to Tucson !!!!!!!! [sm=thumbup.gif]

Dose, IMO it's more than just keeping ya hands warm.

This is what works for me:
A good pair of insulated boots
A one piece thermal insulated winter work suit with
a hood.
A very good stocking hat.
Then the wool inserts for gloves from a Army/Navy
surplus store.

This set up works for me down to about 10`f.
Below 10, add thermal underware.

Regards
Roby

here is a Radio Sleeve to keep your hands warm

www.rcwear.net

Nice place, Tucson, you'll get 9 months of good weather and 3 of "I hate this f#@$%" heat! Supposed to be a high of 58 tomorrow. Still trying to decide if that's too cold to fly.

Buy an old 55-gal drum. Put all your trash in it like paper towels , etc,,, add a little wood...pour some Power Master 20\20 on it and stay close. Not too close though,,,,, them empty nitro cans get angry when heated sometimes.

Just be Hardcore and remember Mind ova Matter! If you tell yourself your fingers dont have Frost Bite then chances are they do!

LOL Wife wants to move down south but i dont! i like to ice fish!
And i do have thermal undies and stuff. i usually do a lot of icefishing every winter! i just never tried flying cuz my i cant feel the sticks with my hands and no gloves. it gets prettty cold out here! ive gone ice fishing when its like -30 with the wind. And got me like 5 really nice Northen Pikes!!!
This year i want to fly while i fish. i like that remote cover tho! might just have to get that.
thanks a lot for the info guys!
oh oh
and now the question
skis or pantoons?

Try San Diego, 11 months of good flying weather. Just bring your checkbook, and everyone you knows' checkbook.

Dose

I've used both skis and pontoons and I have found that
planes that are less than 80 inches seem to like the
pontoons. The larger planes seem to get along just fine
with the skis.

Regards,
Roby

I moved further south!

Jim

Yeah........where you live............a sailplane would be a good choice! ;^)

Cold,......... If you don't mind, it don't matter

My planes fly great in that cold air. the problem is my numb fingers. I'll have to get one of those radio mitts!

Try the RC Glove. Here's the review. I bought one last year and it works as advertised.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...?article_id=89 or type in RC Glove in the RCU search field.

Have a Great Day!

Greg Shane

dose,

I fly on Lake George when I'm ice fishing sometimes. I usually bring a SPAD. I just wear fleece gloves and keep the flight times short. One thing that can help is a pair of latex gloves to keep the glow fuel off your skin when you're messing around starting, etc. Also, a little squirt bottle of lighter fluid (Ronsonol) works great for priming the engines in the cold. A few drops down the open carb, a few flips to distribute it, and then an easy start.

Good flying,
desmobob

Cool ill have to try those rc gloves!
been thinking of either using my tiger 60 or a little house of balsa mustang i have.
Oh cool I was thinking of flying there also. i usually go to great sacandaga, saratoga lake, round lake, and Piseco lake.
hows the ice fishing in lake george? well and the ice. i wont put foot on it untill its about 6 inches thick.

The fishing is good... Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Yellow Perch, Northern Pike, etc. The ice can be dangerous if you're not familiar with the lake. It's a big lake with lots of small streams running in, and lots of circulators and bubblers to protect docks.

I'm a little more cautious than I used to be. I put a full-size 4WD pickup through the ice on Paradox Lake several years ago.

Good flying,
desmobob

yah i dont put my vehicle on the ice anymore. just link up 2 sleds to a snowmobile now.

Sunny days with little to no wind.[8D] Coleman makes a catyltic heater PowerCat, has a fan and is a cool heat (won't burn you immediately). I use the heater on days cooler than 20 degrees. Batting gloves also work good, thin and lightweight allows for some sensitivity -takes a little to get use to. But in the end, bare hands in bright sun works best.

I have a pair of gloves with the index finger and thumb tips cut off. Works great.