I wonder if we can model the broken air vent door on the pilot's side that blows -35 degC air on my feet when I'm flying in the winter.
It's already there (parameter: --frostbite=mins where mins is number of minutes before you lose your toes). With that all you need is an old airconditioner and some dryer duct to make it work. I'd probably go for the --j3cub-with-the-door-open-on-a-sunny-day-in-hawaii option instead.
Hmm. I'd go for the door open on a warm spring day in upstate New York, but to each one's own.
The broken vent just compensates for the excessively hot (i.e. fry-an-egg-on-it) heat duct running down the middle of the floor. I manage to be pretty comfortable flying for a few hours with an outside air temperature of -35 degC or lower, when many pilots refuse to fly, though I have to qualify that:
1. In the winter, I'm always dressed for a long hike through the woods in case of engine failure, so I have boots, work socks, thermal undergarments, etc.
2. It gets a bit chilly alone in the cockpit after the sun goes down when the OAT is below -30 degC, though not enough for hat and mitts.
The Ottawa Flying Club's new insurance policy forbids flying their planes below -25 degC (at altitude), which has kept them on the ground for a lot of the winter -- I'm glad I'm not a renter, or I wouldn't have been able to fly much. At -25 degC OAT, I actually have to turn my heater down a little to keep from baking, especially if there are a couple of other people in the plane.
All the best,
David
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