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

[Ed Miller]

Joe, this move was the best thing I ever did. Wish I had done it sooner.
Ed.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?


> Hey, bet you are glad you moved. They had some snow this week in your old 
> neighborhood.
>
>>From: "Ed Miller" <edbon85 at charter.net>
>>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>Subject: Re: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?
>>Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:23:31 -0500
>>
>>I agree, 60 plus here in Knoxville Tn. Cold, been there, done that and 
>>have no use for it : ).
>>Ed M.
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Earl Haury
>>   To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>   Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:18 AM
>>   Subject: Re: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?
>>
>>
>>   Chris
>>
>>   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.
>>
>>   Earl
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     From: Karl G. Mueller
>>     To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>     Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:53 AM
>>     Subject: Re: Temperatures acceptable for equipment while flying.....?
>>
>>
>>     Chris,
>>
>>     Extreme cold and ultra violet rays will make most plastics more 
>> brittle.
>>     You will not get as much power out of your batteries as would in 
>> warmer
>>     weather.
>>     In the years when we were running the .60 size engines we would use
>>     Lighter Fluid to get the engines started.
>>     Now I just don't go out any more in the cold weather. It does not get 
>> as cold
>>     around here (Toronto.Ontario) as it does out west. They were 
>> having -35 Cº
>>     with a wind chill  to - 45 Cº.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
>>     You wont stay outside longer than you have too at these temps.
>>
>>     Karl G. Mueller
>>     kgamueller at rogers.com
>>
>>
>>
>>       ----- Original Message -----
>>       From: White, Chris
>>       To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>       Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:05 AM
>>       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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