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Cold flight back tonight

Coldest I’ve ever been was beginning of this year flying back over the Rockies at 12500ft in my old plane. I was terrified of turning the Janitrol heater on in the tail – don’t trust those things further than I can throw a tantrum. So I suffered through it for 3 hours in full ski gear and with mittens on. Must have looked ridiculous. Wasn’t quite -42C in there, but it was -10C. When I finally descended to refuel in NM I had a hot chocolate made for me at the restaurant and I can tell I’ve never enjoyed a hot beverage anymore in my life!

I made it to their door as I wanted to renew my airport pass, but Tracy is not in today.

United Kingdom

Did you? So you missed Peter and me there. He flew out at 12:00

Pity! We landed at 11 local… But we are parked on the other side of the airport (south apron) with Executive Jet Centre (currently using their WiFi…).

EDDS - Stuttgart

Did you? So you missed Peter and me there. He flew out at 12:00.
It was +1 on the ground at Coventry yesterday and it 8 now.

Last Edited by mdoerr at 22 Nov 13:27
United Kingdom

Interesting! We just flew to Coventry and saw ISA+11C during most of the cruise. About 12 hours later.

EDDS - Stuttgart

It was cold the day before as I had -30C OAT and -10 inside at FL180.

Well, that’s cold. Although my turbine doesn’t produce much bleed air in FL200, it is still +10 or more (haven’t measured it) with -30 outside.

EDXQ

> copes better at lower temps than the heating driven off a piston engine.

I totally agree. brrrrrrrrrrr

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Diid the cabin heat cope ok?

Actually it did. Compared to the Mirage, the Meridian of course uses bleed air which copes better at lower temps than the heating driven off a piston engine.

EGTK Oxford

It was cold the day before as I had -30C OAT and -10 inside at FL180. It is getting too cold to fly. lol

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That is cold.

Diid the cabin heat cope ok?

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