Hello Riley,
I know Canadian snowbirds migrate down to Florida every winter but I had no idea some make it as far down as Australia!
I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. I had a lot of fun making them and it's great to watch and relive those flights.
This was the first time I flew in the winter and I must say, once I started to ignore my frozen toes, I found that I enjoyed it a lot more than summer flying. To keep the feet warm, I built a heat muff for the exhaust pipe but even with an insulated SCAT tube, all I achieved in getting inside the cabin was only slightly higher than OAT air.
Around -10C was my limit and I imagine it was probably much colder in Sudbury where you flew. Still, with all the lakes and rivers turned into runway material, the freedom to fly and land pretty much anywhere can't be beat.
I didn't get skiis for my Flighstar until very late in the season but fortunately I was able to try them out before the last of the snow melted. Hard to forget the whoosh sound of the skiis gently brushing the snow and settling in when landing.
I'd love to see pictures of your Flightstar and any old pics you might have of your flying adventures in the frozen north.
BTW my contract got extended and I'm still in Sandgate, Queensland. Not complaining at all!
Here's another Frozen Formation. This time with another Flightstar II:
cheers
Hammed
