On 18-Oct-04 20:40 zatatime wrote:
On 18 Oct 2004 20:05:15 -0700, (David Johnson) wrote:

[snip]

For some reason if your
feet are warm your whole body feels a bit warmer.

That's the theory I used when I wired in some Gerbing's electrically
heated socks for my Long-EZ. They're economical (both cost-wise at $60
and energy-drain wise at 2A). I picked up a set in a Boise (Idaho)
motorcycle shop but they're available on the web too. See
http://www.gerbing.com/pages/clothing/socks.html

Along with thermal underwear, they fill 90% of my heat requirements for
wintertime flying at medium altitudes (FL010 to FL180) but my right hand
still gets too cold for comfort. I think the stick's control grip is
"sucking the heat" out of my hand so I'm looking at a Rube Goldbergesque
scheme to put a small power resistor into the stick.

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Joe
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Long-EZ 821RP
Clarkston, WA