Original Posted By: TomTravis(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-List Digest: 12/09/99First to Oilcan, -36c is almost exactly -36f. The two scales agree only at that point. Cold by anyones standards.And to Del ...I had no heater in my Piper J-5A and flew it in northern Minnesota for six years. When it went below -20f we usually didn't fly, metal does some strange things at very low temperatures - and why take chances. We would wear snomobile suits and boots, a warm woolen Balaclava hat and mittens (gloves let your fingers get to cold). with light weight liner gloves. Most of us used shooters mittens that had a vent across the palm to allow one to get your fingers out for anything that could not be manipulated with the mittens. For my Scout maybe a small radiator valved & ducted from the engine. Three or four pounds and more comfort than probably needed. Why didn't B. P. design a heater? Well, most SANE homebuilders in Minnesota fly in the good weather and build in the bad!DG________________________________________________________________________________