Not for everybody...

[SkySteve]

Oh, yea! Understood.

[Dave S]

Axel,

Thanks for sharing your story.......Totally understand. Most of my early years were spent in the Northern Minnesota Red River Valley....we could watch the dog run away for 5 days.....

Anyway, I was out today with our Kitfox East of St Paul, MN; and, did some "craftsman-like-duct-tape work" also; although the OAT in St Paul was about 25 degrees F warmer than where you were flying out of. Totally comfy out flying. It is amazing how warm the cabin will stay once the pneumonia holes are closed up.

The performance we see in the cold weather you speak of is fantastic......and the really smooth air. Visibility was great too. Spent some time practicing short and varied landings.........On climbout every time the plane arrived at pattern altitude (1000") before I was done with crosswind (and that was with a tight pattern that Kitfoxes are good at).

Makes a person happy they decided to get a Kitfox

Sincerely,

Dave S
KF7 Trigear
912ULS Warp Drive

[GWright6970]

Great post!!! YES, we FULLY understand it!!! LMAO!!!

BTW: Great courage!!

[Dorsal]

Absolutely, love flights like that. I also occasionally get that "glad you had fun dear" smile when I get home.

[Pilot4Life]

Wow, it's like we're married to sisters! I get that same smile and head nod from the wife as well! Perhaps when she gets bit, she'll understand! Great story....happy days ahead!

[Av8r_Sed]

I'm there with you. In a nod to fashion, I found some yellow gaffer's tape that almost sorta matches my paint. I'm waiting til it gets really cold in the midwest to find those last few leaks.

My wife just gives me the send off each time, "Don't kill yourself!" I guess that's all the support I really need.

[Renard]

I don't have a cabin heater in mine yet, but found something that works quite well. I use my "Gerbings" heated jacket and gloves that I sometimes wear on my motorcycle in cold weather. That and a pair of "Long Johns" and I am sitting in a nice bubble of warmth flying around the snowscape.