Cold Thumbs
01-08-2012 | 06:51 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 589
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
From: Narvon, PA
Cold Thumbs
I could not take staying inside another day. So I flew in 40 degrees and 10 MPH wind today . It Was fun . But Wow my hands got cold.
Wearing gloves is not somthing I want to do, Because of loss of stick feel.
But I see many winter pictures of RC flying. How Do You Do It ??
Wearing gloves is not somthing I want to do, Because of loss of stick feel.
But I see many winter pictures of RC flying. How Do You Do It ??
01-09-2012 | 08:19 AM
#4
RE: Cold Thumbs
Hi ES CONTROL
I did a lot of winter flying in western PA. Now that I am in NC, things are a little warmer. After freezing my fingers many times, I finally learned a secrete that I want to past on to you and others. I go to the field with a pair of heavy gloves and a pair of flying gloves. When possible, I fly without gloves. When it is to cold for bare hands, I wear my heavy gloves while doing everything except actually flying. This includes fueling the plane, doing the range check, starting the engine, tuning it if needed, etc. Once I have started the engine and checked everything, and am ready to take off, I replace my heavy gloves with a pair of light work gloves I purchase at Lowe's Home Improvement. You find them in the gardening area; they are dark brown. They are light enough so that I can "feel" my transmitter sticks while flying, but after about a 10 minute flight my fingers start hurting from the cold, so I land, end the flight, and put on my heavy gloves. That is my big secrete. Try it and let me know. I also use lighter fluid to make engine starting easier. I keep both of my pair of gloves next to my chest to keep them warm.
I did a lot of winter flying in western PA. Now that I am in NC, things are a little warmer. After freezing my fingers many times, I finally learned a secrete that I want to past on to you and others. I go to the field with a pair of heavy gloves and a pair of flying gloves. When possible, I fly without gloves. When it is to cold for bare hands, I wear my heavy gloves while doing everything except actually flying. This includes fueling the plane, doing the range check, starting the engine, tuning it if needed, etc. Once I have started the engine and checked everything, and am ready to take off, I replace my heavy gloves with a pair of light work gloves I purchase at Lowe's Home Improvement. You find them in the gardening area; they are dark brown. They are light enough so that I can "feel" my transmitter sticks while flying, but after about a 10 minute flight my fingers start hurting from the cold, so I land, end the flight, and put on my heavy gloves. That is my big secrete. Try it and let me know. I also use lighter fluid to make engine starting easier. I keep both of my pair of gloves next to my chest to keep them warm.
01-09-2012 | 08:24 AM
#6
My Feedback: (1)
RE: Cold Thumbs
Its a Transmitter Glove I,ve had mine for about eighteen years and have no idea about the company however just search on transmitter glove and there is a plethora of cool stuff. The Turnigy stuff is looking good too.
Mine has served well but in addition I just discovered a new set of gloves that are very cool and work in perfect harmony with the tx glove. 12.49 from Walmart they have all the fingers except the thumb cut off but have a pullover that converts to mitts. The thumb can be guided out of its finger also but easily the thumb mitt can be pulled over too.
Now between the Wally quick don mitt/gloves the burn barrel and the tranny glove I am still able to fly just about 320 days, Ya I know in the past I was hittin about 355 but I really hate it when its cold enough to freeze up the grease in my wheelchair axles. That sucks
I though I might mention also if burn barrels are possible at your field, it is really the magic bullit to get folks out in the colder weather. We have two, one at each end of the flight line and the fellows and I purchase cord wood that is delivered. We also keep barby lighter fluid as well as a piezo torch on site all the time.
Some of the best flying sessions ever happen around these barrels. I normally pit/station on a far end close to one of the barrels and frequently in the cold times just just back up to the barrel for a flight wally gloves, tranny glove and all. You know sorta the modeler/flyers version of cuddling in in front of a nice fire in the hearth at home but somehow better.
John
Mine has served well but in addition I just discovered a new set of gloves that are very cool and work in perfect harmony with the tx glove. 12.49 from Walmart they have all the fingers except the thumb cut off but have a pullover that converts to mitts. The thumb can be guided out of its finger also but easily the thumb mitt can be pulled over too.
Now between the Wally quick don mitt/gloves the burn barrel and the tranny glove I am still able to fly just about 320 days, Ya I know in the past I was hittin about 355 but I really hate it when its cold enough to freeze up the grease in my wheelchair axles. That sucks
I though I might mention also if burn barrels are possible at your field, it is really the magic bullit to get folks out in the colder weather. We have two, one at each end of the flight line and the fellows and I purchase cord wood that is delivered. We also keep barby lighter fluid as well as a piezo torch on site all the time.
Some of the best flying sessions ever happen around these barrels. I normally pit/station on a far end close to one of the barrels and frequently in the cold times just just back up to the barrel for a flight wally gloves, tranny glove and all. You know sorta the modeler/flyers version of cuddling in in front of a nice fire in the hearth at home but somehow better.
John
