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 Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: No Title |
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Michel Verheughe asked:
say that the WX is for rain showers. Do you take a chance to fly then if you meet a shower, you fly around it?
I have flown in rain many times. With showers you should be ble to see them and fly around the heavier ones, and should. Rain does not come inside.
What kind of rain intensity makes you do a 180 and go home? Avoid the heavy showers, bad visibility, low ragged clouds in mountains, obscured passes, icing and T-Storms. If in doubt stay on the ground until it gets better.
Apart from losing sight, what can rain be a problem for? Wooden props. Ivoprops with the brushes outside the cowl (mine are behind the gearbox). Carb ice. Reduced visibility. Avoid getting into icing conditions and T-Storms. Rain may leak into turtledeck and baggage when tied down, keep essentials in waterproof bags and bring plastic garbage bags and a sponge. Kitfox is too low under the wing too small a wing, and too small inside for camping in the rain, bring a small waterproof tent that is quick to set up and take down.
How does it affect an air-cooled engine like the Jabiru? Don't know, I have found no problem on Rotax 912 UL or on 4 cylinder Continentals other than carb ice.
Is there any danger for the thin lexan windscreen? Don't know. Not on Speedster.
JA IV Speedster
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