True, the Canadian High brings clear sky, but the days are
still short. A low charged lead-acid battery can freeze.

As you said, a generator has uses year round, power after
the T-storm, maybe a portable welder.

It might be wonderful weather on Friday, but if Monday to
Thursday was blizzard, and the solar panel is under a foot
of snow and the sun hasn't shown for a week, will the
battery heat the engine? Then will the solar panels charge
the battery before it freezes and have it ready for the next
flight?


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
| Winter means thick overcast, how well will your solar
panels
| work in the cold with dark overcast and short days?
|
| I don't know. However, winter isn't always a thick
overcast,
| especially at this time of year.
|
| When it gets really, really cold, we are often under a big
bubble of
| Canadian high pressure. The sky turns cobalt blue, the
winds die
| down, and the temperature plummets. Today was an
absolutely perfect
| day to fly, if you don't mind the cold.
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination
|