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Is it time to fly yet?

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....and the answer is no. Here is the weather that I'm currently dealing with. Kyle and Matthias are likely having the same. It's cold and windy. Ugh!!!
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rain'n & get'n colder here too... not that cold.. round 35 right now.. & wet! LAME!!!!
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0 deg. F. This morning and my pipes froze, so, yea, no flight weather yet!

But I did get out and flew on Sunday! 39 deg. BUT sunny!
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Yeah, Sunday was decent. It would have been a flyable day for me, too, but I had to work, lol.

The warmer weather has to be around here somewhere!!!
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Hawaii... Indonesia... Hummm.. Bag of rice to eat, grass hut to sleep, & surfboard ... Sounds heavenly to me!
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Haven't found that lotto ticket yet tho..
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I'd be happy with constant 40 degree F weather and light to no wind.

...and I haven't found "that" lottery ticket either, lol.
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I took a break through November and December. Other than that I've been flying sporadically through the winter. Not as much as I do in the summer, but maybe 10 - 20 flights each month. As long as the wind is manageable I don't mind the cold temps :)
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You guys over the pond will make any excuse up... Lmao
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Marius wrote:I took a break through November and December. Other than that I've been flying sporadically through the winter. Not as much as I do in the summer, but maybe 10 - 20 flights each month. As long as the wind is manageable I don't mind the cold temps :)
I've been the same as long as the wind isn't bonkers then I'm out. I've been putting between 3-5 flights a week in over the winter, I can't wait for the warmer weather conditions so that I can get out more.hHoping to get 3-5 flights a day minimum during the summer.
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Yep very much so. That us the next four days and the 10 day is not much better.
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Tony wrote:You guys over the pond will make any excuse up... Lmao
Yes...if it's so cold that I can't feel my fingers within 30 seconds, I am not putting my models in the air. The warmer weather will come....it's just a matter of "when?".
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I have a rule.
If it's cold enough to see yourself breathe it's too cold to get out of bed. :)
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Stambo wrote:I have a rule.
If it's cold enough to see yourself breathe it's too cold to get out of bed. :)
Sounds like a wise man to me, lol
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What if you see your own breath while in bed? Don't make any plans to see me. Not leaving the covers.
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murankar wrote:What if you see your own breath while in bed?
Stay there and do something to warm up. :)
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naughty naughty, lol
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