I dusted off my Timber yesterday to fly it after we had some snow and cold up here in northwest Wyoming. It was sunny, about 28 degrees (F), no wind, so really comfortable for this time of year. I wasn't sure if the snow had melted off the runway yet, so I kept the big tundra tires on it. The snow hadn't melted a bit, so I got several takeoffs and landings in the snow. Turned out to be no problem, although for landings I brought it in really slow in a nose high attitude and "plopped" it in to avoid a noseover in the snow. About 1-2 feet of ground roll!
This morning, after changing out the tundra tires for pontoons last night, I took it out again and got a ton of touch and go's in the snow. What a blast! I've been in the rc airplane hobby since about 2000, and most of the time have had a plane of some sort dedicated to snow flying. There's a lot to be said for the diversion of using skis or floats on the snow in the winter. I look forward to more snow flying this season.
Cheers
davegee
This morning, after changing out the tundra tires for pontoons last night, I took it out again and got a ton of touch and go's in the snow. What a blast! I've been in the rc airplane hobby since about 2000, and most of the time have had a plane of some sort dedicated to snow flying. There's a lot to be said for the diversion of using skis or floats on the snow in the winter. I look forward to more snow flying this season.
Cheers
davegee