Where in the states is the weather best for flying most of the time? I am tired of working all week, only to sit at home on the weekend because it's raining or the wind is gusting to much.(and this is more often than not here in Ohio) I want to move to a place where I can get more flight time. The work I do, I can get work just about anywhere.

Bob

I live in the San Fran. Bay Area and most of the year I can fly. Now, understand it does rain and we get our share of weather but I get to fly most of the time. Just being nosey, what type of work do you do? I hope this is helpful in your decision, I'll be curious to see where you end up and why. Be well and good luck,

Steve S

During WWII, the United States had the same problem, sort of.

They wanted flying fields where the flight training could go on year round and with the least weather delays. They basically slapped down a bunch of pavement in the SE and.... If you look at a Jepson of Florida, you see a bunch of flying fields. I think they paved most of Florida and half the open farm fields around JAX.

Thanks for the input. so it looks like I"ll go west, now just to make it happen.

Blueline, I am a mechanical design engineer.

Thanks Bob

You must really enjoy this hobby to move to a different part of the country to do so. I wish you well with your move and good luck. Let me know if you'd like if you end up in my part of the country and we can go flying. Not that I'm that good at flying but I do enjoy it as much as the next guy, take care.

BTW, I live in N.C. and fly at least a couple of days every week of the year. And the days I'm not flying is because I'm building. Weather is no problem here.

I have been an AMA all season flier for 15 years. You can't fly every week here. Sometimes it's cold and sometimes it's hot but we only miss maybe 10 Sundays a year. I work 5 days a week and still average 6 trips to the field a month. BUT if you live in western Ok you have to fly in the wind. We are used to it. Our average flying day is 10-15 MPH. Maybe we don't know any better but we love it here.


David

join the club when you find the ideal place let me know , i got more money than brains

Blueline, I'm not the best pilot myself, but I like to fly. I find it very relaxing, (unless it's a new plane) then I find it auxillerating.

David, I don't mind the wind, as long as it's in one direction, but when it keeps shifting around , it's a PIA to compensate for.

Thanks Bob

Good one you Bob.
Pack up and move, fly and party, it's music to my ears... that are usually ringing from the sound of the wife, children, job, clients, morgage, bills and a the typical mountatin of BS middle age brings.

I have a wife, kids are grown and gone. I really don't like ohio anyway the weather is just the clencher. If I transfer to another place , but stay within my company, they will pay for the move.

Bob

Southern Virginia, all of North Carolina, northern South Carolina, nawth Gawga, all have a moderate climate year round. And the winds around here are usually moderate.

We seldom see snow but see ice maybe 2 to 4 times a year. Have relatively short winters where "real cold" is just under freezing, and have decently long Springs and Falls. Summer might get to you, but only a month or two seem real hot.

When I lived in Miami, the daily weather report was the same so often that they could have used one rubber stamp year round.

We could use about 10 rubber stamps for ours because the temps do vary some. And the winds are usually either "light and variable" or "5 to 10mph". Sometimes they say it'll be "10 to 15" but not often.

Back before I retired, the company transferred a bunch of people into here from up north. They also hired from all over the US. Almost all of those people came in kicking and screaming and most were pretty rude about how they considered their lives to be ruined. Darn near every one of 'em couldn't be pried loose with a crowbar now. Excellent quality of life. Good cost of living. Great flying weather. Only problem is there aren't too many locals left.

Either southern California or Florida probably have the most flyable days durring the year. I've spent several years in each and both usually have most everyday as flyable.

chuckle chuckle...... If you do move to southern Florida, don't plan on flying any day around 4pm.

When I lived in Miami, EVERY AFTERNOON the clouds would build up in the glades. It'd be beautiful all day long, but past the middle of the afternoon, the clouds in the glades would start to billow up and move toward town. And all of a sudden, they'd get SERIOUS. It'd get dark in about 2 minutes and then rain like the end of the world for about 10-15 minutes. The water would flood parking lots, standing water everywhere. Then it'd STOP. And the sky'd be back to 30% clouds. And 5 minutes later all the standing water would be absolutely GONE. If you'd been inside and hadn't seen the rain and water and walked outside about then, you would bet anyone that it hadn't rained that day.

What a place.....

I know what you mean about Florida. I used to live in Lake City, and same thing there. You could almost set you're watch by it. I was not into the hobby at that time though.

Bob