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color:#1F497D'>The trick in flying LiPo,s in the cold is to move South!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>No, No, Cancel that!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John
Pavlick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Park Flier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Packing foam? Too heavy!!! LOL Actually that might be
worth a try. I usually just keep the batteries in my van and then fly for a
short time. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>John Pavlick<br>
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--- On <b>Thu, 10/9/08, Tom Simes <i><simestd@netexpress.com></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: Tom Simes
<simestd@netexpress.com><br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Park Flier<br>
To: "General pattern discussion"
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 5:34 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre>On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:22:50 -0700 (PDT)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>John Pavlick <jpavlick@idseng.com> wrote:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>> As long as it doesn't get too cold you'll be fine with LiPO's.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> Otherwise choose something that will fly on Ni batteries or warm the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> LiPOs up before you fly. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>> John Pavlick<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The trick to flying foamies on lipos in the cold is to insulate the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>packs so they retain some of the heat they generate during discharge. <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>One or two wraps of that ~1 mm packing foam is all that's necessary.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Tom - in Anchorage, where it does occasionally get cold :)<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>======================================================================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> "Z-80 system stack overflow. Shut 'er down Scotty, the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>system's<o:p></o:p></pre><pre> sucking mud" - Error message on TRS 80 Model-16B<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Tom Simes simestd@netexpress.com <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>======================================================================<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote>
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