Flying in 110 degree weather SUCKS

Maximillian_Jenius said:
Hahaha...only 95 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 115 in Arizona.
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Fallujah 4 Day Forecast.
High 121ºF
Low 84ºF
High 120ºF
Low 84ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF

Hahaha...only 115 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 121 in Fallujah.
 
USMC-SGT said:
Fallujah 4 Day Forecast.
High 121ºF
Low 84ºF
High 120ºF
Low 84ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF

Hahaha...only 115 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 121 in Fallujah.
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But isnt it a DRY heat?:sarcasm:
 
USMC-SGT said:
Fallujah 4 Day Forecast.
High 121ºF
Low 84ºF
High 120ºF
Low 84ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF

Hahaha...only 115 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 121 in Fallujah.
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oMgzZZ! I would overheat so quick. I was darker than my African roomate in AZ! AH!
 
Yes...it sux....suxxxx. And if you unfortanately have an engine out in a single engine aircraft...your glide speed is the same but you TRUE AIRSPEED is increased...leading to more momentum and longer landing distance on a field that is most likely unimproved.
 
ComplexHiAv8r said:
But isnt it a DRY heat?:sarcasm:
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HA...yes it is dry heat....dry like when you preheat an oven and then you open it up to put what you are going to cook in and you get a blast of heat in your face...exactly like that...or even better, turn on a blowdryer and point it at your face, that is what the wind feels like..


The average Temp in July and August is around 126F so i guess I will deal with that when it comes.

If i had a small trainer out here i would give you all a performance report but since i am not around you all can rent one and take a spin to death valley.

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SeanD said:
Is there a difference in performance in extreme temps?
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I think he was refering to the fact that you don't need to worry about carb icing in a fuel injected engine.
 
USMC-SGT said:
HA...yes it is dry heat....dry like when you preheat an oven and then you open it up to put what you are going to cook in and you get a blast of heat in your face...exactly like that...or even better, turn on a blowdryer and point it at your face, that is what the wind feels like..


The average Temp in July and August is around 126F so i guess I will deal with that when it comes.

If i had a small trainer out here i would give you all a performance report but since i am not around you all can rent one and take a spin to death valley.
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This is off topic but I saw the most disturbing creature I haver ever layed eyes on. It was on a website and only found in Iraq. THE CAMEL SPIDER !!!
 
SeanD said:
This is off topic but I saw the most disturbing creature I haver ever layed eyes on. It was on a website and only found in Iraq. THE CAMEL SPIDER !!!
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It is not a mythical beast...they do live out here and are everywhere. HOWEVER (note, the caps) I have yet to see one like the internet portrays, i.e 3 feet long with fangs made of aluminum alloy and death rays for eyes. The ones that i see alot of are slightly larger than a good sized tarantula and have pretty big fangs. The huge ones i am not sure if they are that big because of photo shop or possibly if left alone in an area with plenty of food, i guess anything is possible.
 
MarkE said:
I think he was refering to the fact that you don't need to worry about carb icing in a fuel injected engine.
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Oh yeah I knew that. I was more curious if they have more hp then the carb engines. Do the FI engines burn less fuel?
 
MarkE said:
Yeah man...that density altiude on days like this will get ya! I recently experienced it on a 100+ day last week out at Van Nuys. We were lucky to climb out at 200FPM in a PA28-161 after a ground roll that took forEVER. Not only that, the heat makes me nauseous for some reason. Of course so does mayonaise. :insane:
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Theres Density Alt on the coast?
 
JayAre said:
Theres Density Alt on the coast?
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VNY is in the Valley so it's inland. Field elevation is 802 feet. The other day it was about 105°F with a dew point of around 65°F. That calculated to the plane performing as if it were at an elevation of around 4200MSL
 
MarkE said:
That calculated to the plane performing as if it were at an elevation of around 4200MSL
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Oh that's nothing, I remember doing touch and go's at Durango, CO with a density altitude of over 10,000!
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
Hahaha...only 95 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 115 in Arizona.
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USMC-SGT said:
Fallujah 4 Day Forecast.
High 121ºF
Low 84ºF
High 120ºF
Low 84ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF

Hahaha...only 115 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 121 in Fallujah.
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PWNED again!!!!
 
USMC-SGT said:
Fallujah 4 Day Forecast.
High 121ºF
Low 84ºF
High 120ºF
Low 84ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF
High 121ºF
Low 83ºF

Hahaha...only 115 degrees. I laugh at that! Try 121 in Fallujah.
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And you forgot to mention, that to that you have to add full body armor, boots, gear, etc. :insane: :)
 
I tried making a solo cross country last week when the OAT was 44 C. I just couldnt get the damn engine to stop running rough, i knew it was cause of the heat but I havent flown the cirrius enough to know that for sure. Felt like an idiot taxing back from the run up area right past my instructor. DOH!
 
My OAT guage in the Chinook would routinely read 55 degrees Celsius over there.

Oh, and the OAT guage maxed out at 55, so who knows what it really was.
 
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