Wistarmo Posted December 19, 2013 Report Posted December 19, 2013 First time I've seen these... Jepp North Pole.pdf
Carl S Posted December 19, 2013 Report Posted December 19, 2013 See also, for example http://s.wsj.net/media/xms_santaflight_091223.jpg
aviatoreb Posted December 20, 2013 Report Posted December 20, 2013 See also, for example http://s.wsj.net/media/xms_santaflight_091223.jpg I hope Santa is sporting a FIKI setup so he can get in to Potsdam, NY and our house. Looking like a White Christmas with white precip in all its various forms coming at us. I'm sitting by the fire (everything cancelled today) and enjoying a cozy day with my work at home. I am trying to work up the courage to go to the mailbox soon. I think I should soak myself in TKS fluid and put on my spiked shoes and head out soon.
1964-M20E Posted December 20, 2013 Report Posted December 20, 2013 The weather by you is so frightful But in the south so delightful Let it snow let it snow let it snow by you! Good luck, merry Christmas and keep warm.
aviatoreb Posted December 20, 2013 Report Posted December 20, 2013 The weather by you is so frightful But in the south so delightful Let it snow let it snow let it snow by you! Good luck, merry Christmas and keep warm. I knew someone from the South would look at that forecast in horror. Believe it or not, I really enjoy all the seasons, including winter. So does my dog cupid. Here she is earlier this afternoon enjoying a walk - on campus.
1964-M20E Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 I guess so she does she has her own big fur coat. Enjoy her we just recently lost our dog and my trusty co-pilot. Cookie would always want to go to the airport with me. 1
Hector Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 I guess so she does she has her own big fur coat. Enjoy her we just recently lost our dog and my trusty co-pilot. Cookie would always want to go to the airport with me. Know how that feels. Lost my black Lab Sadie a few months ago to cancer and I miss her single day!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
aviatoreb Posted December 21, 2013 Report Posted December 21, 2013 I know guys. Here is to Sadie and Cookie. Our dog Rufus, a Belgian Shepard was with me for 16 years and when we lost her 6 years ago, I thought I would never want another dog. Then about 6 months later we got cupid as a puppy. A whole new joy in a new dog. I still think of Rufus, but Cupid has been a joy too. Last month my son and I did a Pilots-n-paws mission and we will do more of those moving forward. A little poodle named Alba. I swear if my son and I almost just diverted home to keep Alba. We would have too if it weren't for the fact that Alba was a slow moving old lady and Cupid is an active high energy big girl and I was afraid they may not have been good for each other. Here is cupid today - we are having a truly epic ice day today - worst ice in several years - it is raining ice for 24 hours now and everything is covered in ice - and there is Cupid in the picture sitting outside just getting coated in doggy-structural icing just enjoying the chilly air. What do you think? Is that 1/4'' clear ice on Cupid or maybe it is mixed-rhyme? And see how she is sitting on top of the snow - due to the thick 1-1.5'' of ice.
Hank Posted December 22, 2013 Report Posted December 22, 2013 As a good Southern boy, although somewhat displaced, that forecast is bad but the photos are downright frightening! They do remind me that you're voluntarily downwind of Lake Erie, and have posted about not flying below -10F. With snow cover on the ground, how do you get The Green Rocket in/out of the hangar? Must be where the reindeer come into play. My coldest departure was 8F, and I didn't think to check OAT at cruise altitude of 3000 msl. My wife stayed home in bed that morning due to the temperature.
aviatoreb Posted December 22, 2013 Report Posted December 22, 2013 As a good Southern boy, although somewhat displaced, that forecast is bad but the photos are downright frightening! They do remind me that you're voluntarily downwind of Lake Erie, and have posted about not flying below -10F. With snow cover on the ground, how do you get The Green Rocket in/out of the hangar? Must be where the reindeer come into play. My coldest departure was 8F, and I didn't think to check OAT at cruise altitude of 3000 msl. My wife stayed home in bed that morning due to the temperature. Hi Hank, Yeah.... Have no doubt - this is a major weather event. Not your typical thing - Worst ice storm since 1998..... That one was worse - so far. (that one brought down the power grid for a week, and killed lots of trees). Power grid is still up, but there are 12 more hours of ice predicted. It has been remarkable that the front has been stalled just east of our position for 36 hours so far, with a temp inversion right on top of us - not moving - it is a very local phenomenon - just this (large) county mostly. 50 miles to the south and to the east they are reporting 50F and we have low 20s. So the rain is freezing. Luckily we had ice pellets and sleet last night - probably the only reason we still have power since that stuff does not stick to the power lines the same way as freezing rain. I spent an hour with a screw driver chipping ice off my cars. 2.5'' thick!!! So this is definitely a major weather event akin to a hurricane in the deep south - something we don't get up here. By the way its Lake Ontario to the South West of this position, and Erie is much further South West. ....poor Green Rocket indeed - will likely be stranded inside the hangar for at least a week or so. And it has been a 9 days since I flew. Normally I hate to let it go more than a week. Yes, I will either hook up Santa's reindeer, or a dog sled team to drag the old bird out..... Mush Buck! Mush!! Actually, the airport snow plow (when he comes - nothing done to the airport yet today - those same guys are overwhelmed with the general roads still), plows all the way right up to the hangar door mines 12'' - that leaves a birm that can be pretty tough to get through and I expect an hour of shoveling to get into the hangar later this week - if it is not solid ice by then. Once I am in and I can open the door - I do not have a power tug - I take pride in still being able to push it around by hand - but in slippery conditions I use those rubber cleats with metal spikes that go on the bottom of my shoes - they really help. If I am not out by the 24th I think I will phone up Santa - since he lives just down the street, and ask him to hitch up and tow me out.
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