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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Man, I'm disappointed, I thought all pattern fliers
were tough, disciplined and skilled. I guess two out of three ain't bad!
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<A title=vanputte@cox.net href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ron Van Putte</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 05, 2005 5:54
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Temperatures acceptable for
equipment while flying.....?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On Jan 5, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Jeff Hughes wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>So how do you guys ice fish
down there?<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I was born in
Rochester, NY and have seen all the ice I care to see, unless it's with some
single malt Scotch.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR>
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<?/x-tad-bigger><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?x-tad-bigger>Earl Haury<?/x-tad-bigger><?/color><?x-tad-bigger>
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:18 AM<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>Subject:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>
Re: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Chris<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>I
pretty much agree with Karl, Chad, & Eric. The balsa foam airplane may
change trim, depending on the linkage, hard to tell just what will happen
with the composites. Batteries are the biggest concern. When I lived where
it got cold I would test airborne radio systems in the freezer at 0F. About
25% of the servos simply quit working - everything else seemed OK. As
the most volatile fuel component has a flash point (makes flammable vapors)
of +50F, engine starting is a problem. As Karl mentions, lighter fluid
(couple of drops) helps. My record for cold flight is -6F, but the best
solution I've found is moving south - been in the upper 70's in Houston all
week.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>Earl<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>-----
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<?/x-tad-bigger><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?x-tad-bigger>Karl G.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:53 AM<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>Subject:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>
Re: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><BR><?smaller>Chris,<?/smaller><BR> <BR><?smaller>Extreme
cold and ultra violet rays will make most plastics more
brittle.<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>You will not get as much power out of your
batteries as would in warmer<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>weather.<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>In the years
when we were running the .60 size engines we would use<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>Lighter Fluid to get the engines started.<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>Now I just don't go out any more in the
cold weather. It does not get as cold<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>around here
(Toronto.Ontario) as it does out west. They were having -35
Cº<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>with a wind chill to - 45 Cº.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>You wont stay outside longer than
you have too at these temps.<?/smaller><BR> <BR><?smaller>Karl G.
Mueller<?/smaller><BR><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>kgamueller@rogers.com<?/smaller><?/color><BR> <BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>-----
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<?/x-tad-bigger><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?x-tad-bigger>White, Chris<?/x-tad-bigger><?/color><?x-tad-bigger>
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:05 AM<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>Subject:<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-bigger>
Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?<?/x-tad-bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>Hi,<?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>Hey,
I was out flying on Christmas Eve in OK and it was about 22
degrees..... I spent extra time warming the YS at idle, but thoughts
were crossing my mind about how bad the cold weather is on our equipment
(nylon components etc....) . I'm sure the guys up North have limits on
cold temps and I'd be interested to hear your concerns or special cares.<?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>I'm
running a balsa/foam airplane, YS140 Sport (30% CP Heli fuel), and a JR PCM
10X with Digitals and Nimh
batteries.<?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR> <BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>Thanks
for your feedback....!<?/smaller><?/color><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 0000,0000,FFFF><?smaller>Chris
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