And just another thought, how far away is the power grid?
Running 120 VAC or even 120/240 to a hanger means you can
work year round, have an air compressor, other power tools
and heat and fans.

My choice would be run a powerline, you can do a lot of that
yourself and get the power company to do the final
connection. Check the codes where you are.

Use a portable generator.

Start aircraft and fly to Texas, stay on the Gulf.



"Jim Macklin" wrote
in message ...
| 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
||
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