Cessna 182 winter travel kit

[Konstantin Lopyrev]

I'm planning on traveling to a ski resort in Canada this winter (Mont-Tremblant) and would like to keep my Cessna 182 outside for a few days. That area is known to get pretty cold (down to -10F), and to have lots of snow and sometimes freezing rain.

I'm trying to figure out which covers I should get for the airplane so that I won't have to worry about snow and ice buildup. I have a canopy cover. I know I'm going to need a wing and a horizontal stabilizer cover. I'm also planning to get an insulated engine cover and bring a generator to heat up the engine using the Reiff preheat system.

Will I need a prop cover, and if so why? When the airplane is running, I have prop heat, so that can be used to remove any ice that builds up. Anything wrong with this plan?

Do I need an empennage cover / vertical stabilizer cover?

Any other tips for me?

 

[murphey]

100 ft extension cord if there’s power so you don’t need to use the generator.
Think about a cold soaked battery….got options?

 

[Clip4]

If you are expecting freezing rain, the cover you are looking for is a hangar.