I just recieved my tower trainer 40. I was wondering if any guys would be at the clubs this time of year.

Just us brave ones..........or is that us foolish ones

Absolutely, just got done with a big IMAA meet at my field.

hint: check my location

If you live in California you do!!!

Sorry John buts thats cheating, I'm in Chicago.

Yetti, find your local club. They may not be flying this time of year, but they will still be having meetings.

Real men fly all year round!

What's the weather like there right now?

You'll need to contact the local club or go to the field to find out...

You never know, they might all be out there with their snow skis on..... (and on the planes)

Just remember not to place your tongue on a cold engine.

Yetti,
where is Shavertown, PA? I fly near Pittsburgh....me and a few other mental guys fly all year long.....

Mike

I've flown off of frozen lakes here in Missouri. Its a blast!

No problems flying here in Harrisburg.



David

Here in Central Illinois we play during the winter if the winds aren't too obnoxious and it's above freezing....well...actually we've flown when it was below freezing too.

Depends on whether you want to get anything done at home or not.

Hey Minn, how did you get to a moderator?

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time! LOL

We flew off the snow new years day......As long as it isn't to cold and windy we try(the die-hards).

Dubro skis, $20, $30 for tricycle gear.
Flying all year round, Priceless

Grab your radio, sit in front of your plane and close your eyes. Now imagine yourself executing a perfect takeoff….gain some altitude….execute a 15 degree climbing bank away from the flight line. Isn’t that majestic…..watch out, a little gust of wind…correct and level off.

Now follow the pattern and return for a 200’ flyby, moving the sticks accordingly.

OK, that’s my relaxation when it’s cold or late at night and I need a break.

Visualize…relax….be the plane…

I was gonna try out the new skis on my trainer last weekend but it got so warm that the snow melted and then a bunch of fog rolled in. (darn) Now the temp has dropped back down into the teens and the winds have been a little too strong (25 - 30mph). Oh well, better head back down into the basement to build and hibernate some more...

Floats work great in winter too. It's like having 4 wheel drive on your plane.

..... and at the weekend the field was covered in a crisp even 4" of snow.

There was not a soul about on Saturday, I had the whole field to myself (very unusual).

I hand launched my Zephyr and got 7 flights in before it got dark. This plane is so light it barely made a dent in the snow when it landed (yup, even with my landings )

On Sunday there were quite a few people at the field and two 72" Lazy Bees turned up complete with vintage style floats. These floats work very well.

One person just took the gear off their plane, hand launched it and belly landed it.

All our snow is gone but the bitter cold and high winds are back, that is the only thing that stops me from flying. Ther is nothing like doing touch and goes off a snow covered field.

WE FLY YEAR ROUND HERE IN NEVADA, JSUT HAVE TO BRAVE THE COLD !

R/
~JD~

Hope you don't get frostbite !

They say it might get up to 15 here today.........

I flew in a snow storm last weekend. Was nice. Big flakes falling. Hard to see at times so you can't fly then.

where in pgh do you fly and when is the next time you are going?
i just got my vintage kadet tranier and am waiting to fly.
trouble is i dont know where? and well i am trying to get a new radio. the guy that i bought it off of said it was RTF. yeah it is but the radio i have is out dated so now i have to wait for the new radio and the weather...I HATE SNOW....too cold.
well talk to you later

as you see from the pic i have every thing else but the new radio.........lol
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