Brrr, It's Cold Outside - Cold Weather Operations, October 27, 2019
With a forecast for snow on Halloween in Chicago, the topic of winter has entered our vocabulary too early this year.\xa0 Yet, with its arrival, the topic of cold weather operations seems right on schedule.\xa0 Non-pilots commonly ask if GA pilots fly in the winter.\xa0 After all, won't icing be an issue.\xa0 These same people are amazed to hear that its often the best flying of the year.\xa0 Clear skies, smooth rides, and performance that can't be matched.\xa0 And the scenery.... Pilot and non-pilot alike, will always be amazed at the beauty of flying under a full moon above a snow covered landscape.\xa0 To see the ground light up as the moonlight reflects off the white snow is a life changing moment.\xa0 Of course, on the other side of the coin, it's best to not talk about freezing preflights, snowy runways, and that ice thing we don't want to think about!
Winter flight operations has a lot of implications that go beyond airframe icing.\xa0 This week on SimoleFlight Radio, listen in as Brandon and Marc discuss the special aspects of preflight, flight and postflight during this interesting time of year.\xa0 Plus, the SimpleFlight crew remind us that it's more than plane and pilot.\xa0 Let's not forget\xa0 our passengers.\xa0 So bundle up, shake off the rust and get ourselves ready for the wonderful flying ahead of us.
We're interested to have you join the discussion with your opinion and any questions you have of the SimpleFlight crew.\xa0 And at the same time, share your thoughts with the rest of the SimpleFlight Facebook and Instagram community\xa0@simpleflightradio
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