Good weather -- flying more?

Jay Honeck wrote:

We fly year-round, but many pilots around here seem to shut the hangar
door after Thanksgiving, and not open it again until Easter.

This year, with such unseasonably warm weather, I'm wondering if anyone
is seeing more GA traffic? We're not any more than a normal January
here in Iowa City -- which I find rather surprising, given the really
nice weather.

I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit, and folks just
don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT? Dunno -- but it's
sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in January...

What are you guys and gals seeing in your neck of the woods? Are you
taking advantage of it, and doing any (perhaps abnormal for mid-winter)
cross country flights?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I do not mind January weather for flying here in Penn Yan New York. I
like the affect of cold temps, resulting in good climb perfomance. This
was particularly noticable when I was getting my private certificate, in
a Cessna 150, with a 230 lbs instuctor! Also the lack of thermal
activity is nice also, and no thunderstorms to avoid.

I prefer the warmer weather overall though. I should get up again this
week, and fly somewhere, KJHW perhaps.

Ron Lee wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote:


Jay Honeck writes:


I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit, and folks just
don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT? Dunno -- but it's
sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in January...

You'll pay for it when it's 115 degrees in July. The world is getting
warmer.


That is just a simulated weather forecast. In Colorado we have had
blizzards, unusual snow amounts and lots of cold. Global warming
fanatics should look at global temperatures over the last million
years or so (certainly hundreds of thousands of years) then shut up.

Ron Lee

Well described. I could not agree with you more on that. An intersting
website is www.junkscience.com They describe the global climate models
as scientists playing computer games!

Matt Whiting wrote:
Ron Lee wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote:


Jay Honeck writes:


I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit, and folks just
don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT? Dunno -- but it's
sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in January...


You'll pay for it when it's 115 degrees in July. The world is getting
warmer.



That is just a simulated weather forecast. In Colorado we have had
blizzards, unusual snow amounts and lots of cold. Global warming
fanatics should look at global temperatures over the last million
years or so (certainly hundreds of thousands of years) then shut up.


I'm with you. What we are seeing now isn't even a blip on the scale of
past climate cycles.

Matt
I think the speed at which the warming is taking place is faster (says
my daughter the meterologist). I personally wouldn't mind a fewer
degrees warmer and beach front in PA.

Margy

James wrote:


Ron Lee wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote:


Jay Honeck writes:


I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit, and folks just
don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT? Dunno -- but it's
sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in January...


You'll pay for it when it's 115 degrees in July. The world is getting
warmer.



That is just a simulated weather forecast. In Colorado we have had
blizzards, unusual snow amounts and lots of cold. Global warming
fanatics should look at global temperatures over the last million
years or so (certainly hundreds of thousands of years) then shut up.

Ron Lee


Well described. I could not agree with you more on that. An intersting
website is www.junkscience.com They describe the global climate models
as scientists playing computer games!
It's all the lack of pirates

http://www.scq.ubc.ca/?p=236

Margy

OH My I love this good weather.

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