A stunning, gorgeous winter flight...

We never bang the wings to get ice and snow off even with the old
paint. Hey if we did that, all the old paint chips would have fallen
off. We filled large garbage bags with hot water and dragged them over
the ice and snow.

How does that work? Doesn't the water re-freeze after you've poured it on
the ice? Or do you just lay the bag of warm water on top of the ice to melt
it?

I recalled reading somewhere that housing in our area is 40%
overvalued (due to proximity to NY city), this is why hangar cost is so
outrageous.

Hangars are $121 per month, including electricity, here in the Midwest...
And we complain about *that*... ;-)

When I was training (in East Troy, WI - 57C) before work each morning, the
plane was always tied down outside. The winter of '94-'95 wasn't too
terrible, as I recall, but I still remember having numb fingers and toes by
the time I got that danged thing de-iced every Monday/Wednesday/Friday.

And then the fun of setting up the little jet-engine preheater followed
*that*. What fun!

I can fully understand why people without hangars don't fly in the winter.
It easily adds 30 - 45 minutes before each flight, and is quite physically
demanding.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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Jay Honeck wrote:
How does that work? Doesn't the water re-freeze after you've poured it on
the ice? Or do you just lay the bag of warm water on top of the ice to melt
it?

It's a two-persons job. As soon as the ice/snow is melted, the
slush is pushed off the wings with a squeeze then mopped off with a big
towel.

I can fully understand why people without hangars don't fly in the winter.
It easily adds 30 - 45 minutes before each flight, and is quite physically
demanding.

In signing up for the tie-down area, we chose #1 spot to be close to
the electrical outlet anticipating the need to plug in the engine/oil
pan heater.

Ever since owning the plane, we have added flight prep to our
physical activity list. We usually pack our gym bags along with our
flight bags planning to go for a workout or a swim after flying but
very rarely being able to do both on the same day. Hey, if you think
of snow shoveling as a 'free' sport, it becomes less painful ;-)

Hai Longworth

Hey, if you think
of snow shoveling as a 'free' sport, it becomes less painful ;-)

That's EXACTLY the way I've been looking at it.

Having already had to shovel three real snow storms -- and it's not even
technically "winter" yet -- I suspect I'll be in GREAT shape by next
spring...

Nothing like shoveling 560 linear feet of balconies -- and each shovel-full
must be lifted up to railing height before it can be dumped... (Not to
mention trying not to hit guests and cars, below...)

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote

That's EXACTLY the way I've been looking at it.

Having already had to shovel three real snow storms -- and it's not even
technically "winter" yet -- I suspect I'll be in GREAT shape by next
spring...

Nothing like shoveling 560 linear feet of balconies -- and each
shovel-full
must be lifted up to railing height before it can be dumped... (Not to
mention trying not to hit guests and cars, below...)

Sound like you need to invest in a snow blower.

Snow shoveling is a major cause of heart attacks. Get your exercise a
different way.
--
Jim in NC

Snow shoveling is a major cause of heart attacks.

Any idea why? What is different about snow shoveling vs other kinds of
excercise?

Jose
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On 2005-12-08, Jose wrote:
Snow shoveling is a major cause of heart attacks.

Any idea why? What is different about snow shoveling vs other kinds of
excercise?

Probably because the people who die of heart attacks when snow
shovelling are getting the first exercise they have had all year (on top
of a probably already bad diet). I doubt if snow shovelling carries any
more risk for people in reasonable shape (apart from slipping on ice and
breaking bones, I suppose). I'd argue that the snow shovelling in that
case is not the cause of the heart attack - the heart attack is like the
latent image on a film, just waiting for something to develop it.

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Morgans wrote:

Sound like you need to invest in a snow blower.

I'd say he needs one of the things like the "power broom" type of blower. He'll
never get a full size snow blower up the stairs.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

I agree. Here is the scoop on snow shoveling safety

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/snow.htm

Hai Longworth

I agree. Here is the scoop on snow shoveling safety

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/snow.htm

They missed the big snow removal helper of spraying silicon on the
front AND back of a shovel blade so the snow doesn't stick.

Silicon spray on the augers and chutes also turbocharges snow blowers
and minimizes jamming with wet snow etc.........

Sound like you need to invest in a snow blower.

I'd say he needs one of the things like the "power broom" type of blower.
He'll never get a full size snow blower up the stairs.

I am still wondering why his 15 old son isn't on the job? ;-))