"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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That's a prudent way to fly a tail-dragger, IMHO. The man knew his
limitations, and thus they were forced to spend another night soaking in
the Red Baron Suite's hot tub.

Boy......I thought I read that Innkeeper's Guide from cover to cover, but
I missed the part about starting a snow storm to get those rack cards
changed from check outs to stayovers!!!!!
:-)))))))))))))))))))

Unfortunately, for the most part, winter weather works against us rather
than for us. An amazing number of pilots close their hangar doors at the
first snow, and don't open them again until spring.

Personally, I think the best flying is to be done in winter, so I don't
get it -- but to each, his own, I guess.

You're right about winter flying, especially for the VFR occasional pilot.
The air is usually clearer, more stable, and for those flying out of small
fields, there's even a "lift" bonus :-)
On the other side of the coin, there's the hassle of dealing with a thorough
preflight in a winter scenario; not quite so bad for the hangar folks, but a
real pain for the tie downers.
I keep forgetting how deeply you are tied in to fly in guests. Do you have
any walk in's at all Jay, or local business types renting rooms for business
meetings?
D