Temp restricted airport notice

Let'sgoflying!

Let'sgoflying!

Touchdown! Greaser!
Joined
Feb 23, 2005
Messages
20,423
Location
west Texas
Display Name
Display name:
Dave Taylor
You got the FAA email today, we all did.
I just want to say, if it gets as cold as they talk about in that notice, I am not even going to the airport. If it is m25 on the surface, can you imagine what it is aloft?!
BTW, I note that the number of airports listed that are in Texas = zero. (I chose my roosting place well.) Enjoy your frostbite.
 
If it is much colder than -25F in the air, the inflight engine fire is a good option for heating the cabin. Increases fuel consumption and may have other side effects, but could be worth it.
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
If it is m25 on the surface, can you imagine what it is aloft?!
Click to expand...

I flew out of Fairbanks one winter. Several times I took off at -38 (does it matter if it is C or F.??) and on the climb out I would watch the temperature rise, sometimes up to 35-40 degrees warmer at altitude.

The company stopped operations at -40. Not because it is hard on people but because it was hard on the little plastic pieces in the airplane, and the small metal parts, mainly door hinges. I don't have any feeling in the finger print on my index finger and the end of my thumb on my left hand.
 
I've flown at close to -25C surface temp. Talk about climb rate when on half tanks!!
 
Could use some of that global warming about now
 
EdFred said:
I've flown at close to -25C surface temp. Talk about climb rate when on half tanks!!
Click to expand...

Nothing like climbing through the traffic pattern altitude in a loaded to the max C-207 before getting halfway to the end of the runway.!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top