Nothing like the storm of 1998, but this was a good coating. It’s so pretty when it coats the trees and then the sun comes out. Destructive, but quite beautiful. I lost a few pine branches of a few trees, something to pick up in the Spring.
An attempt at an Ansel Adams style photo
The planes at the club are known to have dead batteries, mostly due to lack of use, especially after a long winter . That’s OK, its understandable, they’re pilot maintained so if I’m not charging them, I can’t blame anyone else. Because I never have time to pre-plan a flight (weather, schedule) there really is no way I can get over a day early to charge the battery for it to be ready the next day. My solution, boost it. A certain online company wanted big bucks for a Piper booster cable, I refused to pay it. They separately sold the special plug for a fraction of that assembled cable thankfully. I bought the plug for $22? and a Wal-Mart booster cable for $9? and put them together. Then, instead of driving a vehicle close to an airplane, one that would eventually be running! .. I bought one of those battery in box boosters.. another Wal-Mart special.. $30-40. I think it’ll work just fine when its time to use it.
Standard jumper clamps along side the Piper Plug.