How hot is too hot for flight training?

Mike H said:
Second, rather than 350-400fpm in the climb think more along the lines of half that- mostly beause that's the best you can typically get, but also to keep the engine from overheating.
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Yup, on days when the DA is around 4,000 I'm lucky to get 450 out of the thing on climb-out. I can't imagine how terrible it'd fly when the DA was that high. Cessnas may differ slighty though..
 
The Diamond DA20 is horrible in the heat. pure torture inside that greenhouse!
The highest OAT I saw on the ramp was 108 in TX. Not fun
 
Be careful flying a Diamond in hot weather. Diamond allows a max core temp of 55C, which can be reached on a hot ramp with direct sunlight on even a white painted airplane. Jabiru has an OAT limitation of 104 for the same reason.
 
Yea the spar has a temp indicator. We put it in the hanger in-between flights, otherwise it would be a problem.
We will be having a cold front party when it cools off.
 
NickH said:
Be careful flying a Diamond in hot weather. Diamond allows a max core temp of 55C, which can be reached on a hot ramp with direct sunlight on even a white painted airplane. Jabiru has an OAT limitation of 104 for the same reason.
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I am suddenly less enamored with the Diamonds.
 
it's good for students to be uncomfortable in the plane every now and then, but if its 100 degrees outside with 80 percent humidity, I'm not going to force them to burn their cash for no reason.
 
I wish I could say above 100. But we fly in it all here in Az. Gotta love the salt rings on the company shirts. Last week when I went home at lunch, I had to take a shower and change out clothes.. Lovely.
 
Roger said:
I think that's just a DA20 thing. I flew and wrenched on the 42 and never heard of such a thing.
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Yeah, it's only the Katana/Eclipse that has the high temp issue. In San Antonio we kept them in the hangar for that very reason.
 
lindseyv said:
Ka-sauna! They are bad in the summer!
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I laughed! I bet. In the -40, in the wintertime (granted, SoCal winter) it was warmish.
Roger said:
I think that's just a DA20 thing. I flew and wrenched on the 42 and never heard of such a thing.
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Ah, okay. Was going to say, real airplanes... :)
USMCmech said:
Yeah, it's only the Katana/Eclipse that has the high temp issue. In San Antonio we kept them in the hangar for that very reason.
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Makes the mechanics happy too, right?
 
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This was pretty brutal yesterday.
 
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