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7 tips for your cold weather flying

Flight Training Central

Flight training doesn’t need to stop in the winter though; in fact the colder months provide some great opportunities to expand your knowledge on weather and aircraft operations in less than ideal conditions. And the most important piece of cold weather gear? A cell phone of course.

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Recall Stearman

Vintage Aviation News

These aircraft, for administrative purposes, were designated as PT-27 Kaydets, though they differed only from the PT-17 in that they were equipped with enclosed cockpits and cold weather equipment for winter training. While restoring the aircraft, Torchia was not alone in his hangar.

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Remembering the ‘Hindenburg’

Flying Magazine

Measuring 804 feet nose to tail, it was larger than the record-setting LZ-127, the Graf Zeppelin , commanded by factory manager Hugo Eckner. That didn’t prevent them from having accidents, however, as the airships were vulnerable to weather. The men inside held on for dear life until the tail came back down.

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A Crowded House for the Widow of Reading

Photographic Logbook

But space in the main hangar is incredibly limited and that relegates several other aircraft to sitting out in the weather. Unfortunately, the close confines of the MAAM hangar made getting a good photo of the unique artifact quite challenging. I like the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum. Photo from Plane-Mobile.com.

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Shannon, Ireland: 2024 Business Aviation Destination Guide

Universal Weather

While hangars are available for transient business aircraft, space is limited, with availability on a first-come basis. FBOs and Hangarage While hangars are available for transient business aircraft, space is limited, with availability on a first-come basis. Weather Weather issues seldom impact operations at airports in Ireland.

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United Kingdom: 2024 Business Aviation Destination Guide

Universal Weather

PPR Info Requirements In all cases, you’ll need to provide a full schedule, tail number, complete crew/passenger passport information, and insurance valid for the European Union. For example, these delays may be caused by weather, strikes, radar failures, or military activity. Weather Fog conditions are common in the UK.

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Shuttleworth “Best Of British” Airshow

Vintage Aviation News

With warm sunny weather and a fantastic line-up of aircraft, we were really in for a treat. While these did several passes in formation and then tail chasing a de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk performed aerobatics overhead. Today we were treated to a stream take-off and then a formation of three civilian aircraft, G-EBIR the DH.51