Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?

[Ted Sander]

Just don't get all crafty as I did one year.  -10F, windchill of -20F.
Concerned about battery life at the New Years Freeze Fly.  Bought those
little packets of chemical hand warmers used to keep your fingers and toes
warm.  Stuffed them inside the plane around the battery, and inside the
transmitter battery compartment.  No, not what you think, they don't get
that hot..

 

But they do contain iron filings as part of the heat giving mix.  Found out
that that is not a good thing to stuff your radio with.seems to bother the
tuning just a little...

 

Ted Sander

(balmy Minnesota)

 

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of White, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 7:05 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?

 

Hi,

 

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.

 

I'm running a balsa/foam airplane, YS140 Sport (30% CP Heli fuel), and a JR
PCM 10X with Digitals and Nimh batteries.

 

Thanks for your feedback....!

Chris White 

 

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