C-185 Snow Vortices
C-185 Snow Vortices This Cessna 185 on skis was giving rides from a frozen lake in Michigan a few years ago. Since it’s clearly winter, this week’s theme will be airplanes on skis. Even though it’s cold, we can think of good times flying. The temperature was so cold, the Nikon D200 would stop working in about a half hour. After replacing the cold battery with a warm one, it would jump back to life and keep shooting. Actually, the camera weathered the cold better than I did. Wind chills had to be in the -20 to -30 range with the 15+ knot wind. Still, it’s a rush landing over those trees onto a small frozen lake. My bush pilot friend, Steve, was at the controls.
