Andrew Gideon writes:

Sigh I hate preflighting in the cold.

Dress for it -- if you wear proper clothing (light layers), it's no
big deal preflighting outside, except for the brief times you have to
take off your mits.

The only part I don't like is putting on the covers late at night
below -20 degCin an unlit part of the field, when no one else is
around. If there's no one left in the clubhouse, I've made a habit of
calling home before I start and saying that if I don't call again in
30 minutes, send airport security to look for me. If I slipped and
knocked myself unconscious, I'd be dead long before sunrise.


All the best,


David