Frigid January in Wisconsin
After diverting at the last possible moment from Grand Geneva's ice-covered runway, we ended up landing at Lake Lawn Lodge instead (C02). Normally not plowing the runway would be a bad thing -- but in this case, it allowed for more traction than the glare-ice covered plowed runway did in Lake Geneva.
The wind was right down the runway, too -- which helped immensely.
When these pictures were taken on 1/18/04, the temperature was just above zero, and the winds were howling at 15, gusts to 20, for a wind-chill factor of -25 degrees. Check out that cobalt-blue sky!
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The Mighty Miss froze literally overnight...
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On an unplowed ramp at Lake Lawn Lodge, Lake Delavan, WI in January
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The temperature when this was taken was just above zero...
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Even plugged in, the oil temperature only "warmed" to 37 degrees!
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