spring is here, but its still cold

[kenninny]

I've flew in nov, Dec, Jan, & Feb, about once each mounth when
the temp was in the fortys here in ohio, but its spring, but
mother nature says differently it still cold! waiting for warmer weather. I have a set of gilder wings Im going to try on the cub an
see if she will fly with them

[Crazy Horse]

Hi from seriously cold Sussex! Haven't been able to fly for months here, either cold and windy, wet and windy, snow and windy or just plain windy!
I asked you where you were from on another post, you have given it away in this one, Ohio eh?
Glider wings too! I know you are experienced but don't forget to check the C of G, as someone with far more knowledge once said on this forum, "an unbalanced aeroplane flies, usually just once".
Happy days and hope it warms up for you soon.

[kenninny]

hey crazy horse to be to the point Im in Cleveland, Ohio yes glider wing I had an soarus
that was given to me I installed a new motor bought a new battery, took it out for its maiden
flite, it flew great then it came crashing down, battery died, after checking it out, I found out
the battery had a dead cell. lesson learned even with a new battery check it out first. The fuses
was plastic , haven't had success putting it back together, but the wings servived

[SussexFlyer]

As Crazy Horse says, it is still seriously cold here in Sussex. Yesterday it even tried to snow! No problem flying in snow of course but it's windy too.

[Crazy Horse]

Grahame,
If it's not snow, it's rain. We had snow covered fields here yesterday and wind that could chill to the bone. "Oh, to be in England, now that Summer's here."

[flydiver]

Do any of you soggy England folks have any clear large hills around? If so you might consider taking a crack at slope flying. You need the wind coming at he hill creating an updraft for that.
www.shallowsky.com/planes/weasel/slopetips.html

Yes it can get cold in the winter.

[SussexFlyer]

Apr 5, 2013 17:03:48 GMT 1 flydiver said:

Do any of you soggy England folks have any clear large hills around? If so you might consider taking a crack at slope flying.

Yes, we in Soggy Sussex have the South Downs (which, despite the name most definitely go UP!). However, the only problem with your suggestion is that if we Southerners went out and bought gliders, lovingly assembled them, and trekked up to the hills in droves the wind would suddenly drop to 0mph and herald an unprecedented period of calm weather lasting many days.

[flydiver]

Of course! That's a known phenomenon and one of the better ways to deal with the problem.

Truly though, sloping is a hoot! Think surfing the air, or kite flying without the string. No noise, no motor, and if you have good lift you can fly until your neck aches, your eyes bug out and your thumbs fail....if you have a good enough RX battery.

A basic sloper can be pretty cheap since you have fewer components. I made my first one out of hardware store foam to experiment, which was a good idea. I probably had $30 total into it.
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=682098
Learning to fly without power, deal with wind and lift, and land was like learning all over again. I beat that one up like a Cub in the hands of a newbie!
Then I went to a Dreamflight Weasel-a much better plane, one of the best in it's class:
www.dream-flight.com/weasel.html
(Currently being redesigned so no stock.... )

There are a mess of EPP delta planes that will work great also. Right now I'm building a light Combat XL for light lift.
www.slopeflyer.com/artman/publish/article_257.shtml

Naw, the Cub won't work well unless there is a LOT of lift, too much drag.

[toff]

Fly. Not sure how it works in the US, but mostly here in the UK slopes are owned by farmers, who are a spiteful bunch to say the least....
" Your planes upset my horses'..' My sheep', 'my pigs', 'dogs', Wife, camels and emus ( none of which he has as A) he shags sheep, B)camels and emus don't give a nuts about planes, and he doesn't rear them anyway!
If anyone on the site is a farmer - (A - what the f**k are you doing here? b) I hate you, go somewhere else and molest sheep, C) thank you for letting me use your slope, D)Thanks for telling me to go away again, as my planes upset your sheep wife......
Owning a plane in the UK should come with an automatic shotgun licence......

[flydiver]

I have a small park about 15" from my house (Seattle). It's primary attribute is it occasionally works and is 15" away. But, it's a part and only the winter southern storm winds work......COLD!
It's a lame little 45 foot pimple of a hill but it's pretty. Here's a 360* video. I fly in the 30-45 seconds direction toward downtown.

In the summer we go to eastern Washington. Our closest easy hill is 2 hours away and we have gotten the farmer's permission.

We also fly the hills along the Columbia River Gorge on light wind days. We go there mid-summer for windsurfing. This is much bigger, and can get world class at some sites. It's pretty odd to fly your plane to the limits of your vision and courage with no motor at all.

[iandhunt]

;D COLD??? HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!! ;D

-14 F this morning......maybe Alaska made me loopy, but I find -10 or above GREAT flying weather.....minus the wind of course!

[renard80]

Serious question to iandhunt (or any other folk in the Frozen North):

Unless forced to do so (military service, for example), why do people choose to live in such inhospitable locations? It's always amazed me.

I would sell my grandmother to move south, away from that bitter cold.

[iandhunt]

This is all they know.....or they like working in mines or on oil platforms. Maybe they enjoy mining and panning for gold....which I do as a hobby. Some enjoy winter activities.....maybe they hate snakes and wish to never be around one again. Maybe they study permafrost or the aurora.....maybe glacial patterns are of interest. Some people head up here seasonally to work the crab boats. Others choose to avoid people and be self-sufficient. Moose meat anybody? Reindeer sausage? To each his own.....me, get me the F out of here!

[renard80]

Apr 9, 2013 2:03:23 GMT 1 iandhunt said:

. . . To each his own.....me, get me the F out of here!

That would be my sentiments entirely! ;D

Thanks for your reply. I still think they must be crazy to prefer living in such conditions.

[Crazy Horse]

If I am somewhere where I need to wear more than a pair of shorts and my sunnies (an expression used by our Antipodean friends) I am in the wrong place. Which usually means that I am in the wrong place for most of the year, living where I do.The trouble is I can't get the F out of here.

I loathe snow, rain, cold and especially winds over 5mph.

BTW, I saw some time ago an absolutely superb film called Into The Wild. It was based on the travels of Christopher McCandless across North America and his life spent in the Alaskan wilderness in the early 1990s. One of the best films I have ever seen, I am not ashamed to say that I literally cried after watching it. Well, even old Crazy Horse is sometimes human.