Sport Pilot Talk

kitcarguy · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Orlando

Is there such an animal? Of course other than a bag of ice and a fan, or open windows :lol:

KSCessnaDriver · Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 150 Location: KOJC

Doubtful that there are any LSA's with built in air conditioning. Just fly higher, its cooler up there. I've flown a Piper Archer & a 172 with air conditioning and the only time its really useful is on the ground. Otherwise, its easier to just climb up to altitude and let some air in the cabin.

ibgarrett · Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 138 Location: Westminster, CO

There's that really big fan out in front of all (or at least almost all) LSA's... If you open the canopy you tend to feel the breeze... ;D

SportCubJim · Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 21 Location: Wayzata MN

Too much weight for an LSA.

rsteele · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 259

Of course it's hard to go higher if you have a layer of broken clouds above.
Only solution that might work would be an Arctic Air, which is basically a glorified bag of ice and a fan, but they are supposed to work well if you can stand the weight and can find a place to put it.

kitcarguy · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Orlando

I figured this was the case. I just did not know if there was any sort of "aftermarket" type deal on the market.

Thanks for the answers

KSCessnaDriver · Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 150 Location: KOJC

rsteele wrote: Of course it's hard to go higher if you have a layer of broken clouds above.

Good point. I wouldn't have thought of that one right away. I'd just climb above them anyway, but I'm not a sport pilot, so that would explain it.

rsteele · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 259

KSCessnaDriver wrote: rsteele wrote: Of course it's hard to go higher if you have a layer of broken clouds above.

Good point. I wouldn't have thought of that one right away. I'd just climb above them anyway, but I'm not a sport pilot, so that would explain it.

I only mentioned it because I was a passenger on short flight last weekend where this happened. The pilot was instrument rated, but the flight was short enough that it wasn't worth the trouble to climb. I was thinking how bad a day like this would as a SP on a long flight - ninety degrees and a enough sun to make it hotter and too much cloud to climb,

Ron

AndyJ · Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Medina, OH

I think those Arctic Air things weigh ~60lb full of ice.
I'm doing some flying with a guy who wants to buy one (old Bonanza without all the vents the newer ones have, gets to be REAL hot in there on those 90deg/90% humidity days)
I'll report back on whether or not it works after he gets it.

drseti · Joined: 28 Nov 2009 Posts: 1186 Location: Lock Haven PA

ibgarrett wrote: There's that really big fan out in front of all (or at least almost all) LSA's

Yes, and it's been said that the purpose of that fan is to keep the pilot cool. (Don't believe me? Let the fan stop, and watch the pilot start sweating.)

kitcarguy · Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Posts: 5 Location: Orlando

Thats Great!!

drseti wrote: ibgarrett wrote: There's that really big fan out in front of all (or at least almost all) LSA's

Yes, and it's been said that the purpose of that fan is to keep the pilot cool. (Don't believe me? Let the fan stop, and watch the pilot start sweating.)