5 Ways to Survive Winter as a RC Pilot
5 things you can do to survive the winter months and make it with a sound mind to the spring flying season.
What to do in Winter
I don't know about you, but I'm having a hard time remembering the last good day I had at the flying field. I hate cold weather and that makes it hard to get out there and have some fun over the winter months. March is not too far away and with it comes the promise of warmer weather and better days of flying. I was just thinking how am I going to make through nasty February and came up with this list. Let me know if you plan to do any of these too or if you have other ideas on how to survive until spring.
1. Simulator Time
The first thing to do on my list is to use the Realflight simulator. It's fun, gets your hands on a transmitter and lets you fly indoors where its nice, warm and comfortable. You can practice new maneuvers, try new aircraft and even meet up virtually with your buddies to hang out, chat and fly together. It's a great way to scratch your RC itch.
2. Tinywhoop Flights
After the simulator, you might be looking to fly a real world aircraft. Well you can still do that indoors with a Tinywhoop style FPV drone. These tiny quadcopters are perfect for flying around your house. You can set up items you might have laying around to create an obstacle course. Check out the race course I built in my house back in 2019 here.
3. Work on Project
The next best thing from flying a plane is building. Now's a great time to clear your workbench of clutter and get started on that build project you've been putting off. I have a couple of sailplane fuselages I need to work on and I always enjoy the time I get to spend at my work bench.
4. Discuss on RCGroups
If you need something to do with between flying on the sim and building, then hanging out on RCGroups is just the ticket. The world's largest RC forum has discussions for any RC topic you can think of. Maybe you want to show off your current project in a build thread or help out a new pilot with an answer to a question. Time spent on RCGroups is a great way to help you get through the winter and dream about the coming flying season.
5. Travel
This might not be an option for everyone, but it's certainly an option. Pack up your planes and plan a weekend getaway to a warmer location like Florida. There's nothing like a warm sunny 70 degree day in February to get your mind right.
Last edited by Jason Cole; Jan 28, 2021 at 10:57 AM..| Thread Tools |
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Take a long Nap until Spring......
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Just get out and fly. Flying off the snow with floats is fun!
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Spectacular flying r/cdawg; I love my Valiant on or off floats but I'll keep it hung up until spring - 4 minutes in 18 degrees F would find my arthritic knees and back seized up for 24 hours and that's not to mention the frostbite due to poor circulation which would leave me flying from the shoulder! So I'm with Dale - hibernate, or build.
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Simm time
Mostly simm time for me but I've burned through a few batteries weather permitting.
Been doing some airplane maintenance work. Yes, I play guitar as well. |
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Under 50F and I'm not a happy flyer.
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Move to Central Florida and enjoy almost year round RC flying!
Like the post title says!
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