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- Joined
- Nov 3, 2013
- Messages
- 712
- Location
- Georgetown
- Aircraft
- Kitfox IV / F1 Rocket / Magni M-16 / Beech 18
- Total Flight Time
- 500+
The last few days have been unusual (rare) in Central Texas.
Thursday saw freezing rain which coated EVERYTHING with about 1/2 inch of clear ice. Many broken tree branches.
As of Monday afternoon, the temperature has not gotten above freezing in days, but we got 6 inches of powdery snow on top of the ice late last night.
The early morning temperature was 4F/-15C. Definitely not "Hawaiian shirt day" !
Probably "normal", if not "balmy" for other parts of the world, but a challenge here.
Today's fun was the addition of "rolling black-outs" with the power being cut twice so far today due to very high electrical demand.
Amazing how much trouble some frozen water can cause !
The snow would make a smooth runway, but the bumpy ice below is ROUGH.
Stay warm...
Thursday saw freezing rain which coated EVERYTHING with about 1/2 inch of clear ice. Many broken tree branches.
As of Monday afternoon, the temperature has not gotten above freezing in days, but we got 6 inches of powdery snow on top of the ice late last night.
The early morning temperature was 4F/-15C. Definitely not "Hawaiian shirt day" !
Probably "normal", if not "balmy" for other parts of the world, but a challenge here.
Today's fun was the addition of "rolling black-outs" with the power being cut twice so far today due to very high electrical demand.
Amazing how much trouble some frozen water can cause !
The snow would make a smooth runway, but the bumpy ice below is ROUGH.
Stay warm...