Amen. I took off to play a bit on Friday afternoon and pulled the Skyhawk
out of the hanger for some fun. I love her performance when the weather is
cool and clear and I'm flying by myself at half fuel. Certainly more fun
than a full gross takeoff in August!

Cheers,
Leonard
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
Anyway, after enough ground idle to get the oil temperature into the
yellow,
plus a run-up for a couple of bonus degrees, off I went, and what a ride!
Off the ground, keep it low, 140+ knots at the other end of the runway,
and
up, up, up in a climbing turn into the crosswind... It is amazing how
much
more performance the airplane has in 20F, compared to 90F.

Ain't it great? I tell everyone I meet how great winter flying is, and
am often met with stares of incredulity. It seems a lot of guys park
'em in the fall, and break 'em out in the spring, and never touch 'em
in between. I think they're missing the best flying weather of the
year.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"