Devcon1 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 A bit toastie at the patch today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 What heat - wind n rain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i12fly Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Our patch is at 820ft ASL so not too hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Oops, just looked at the forecast for Aberdeen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_B Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Quite nice on the Leicestershire/Derbyshire border actually, mostly overcast and 27.5°C with very little wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I worked for the Australian National Railways in the 1970's, recovering useable wooden sleepers after they'd been replaced by concrete ones. We were allowed to knock off work if the temperature exceeded 42 C. However, there was nowhere to go in the Outback so we carried on working, not that we did much in those temperatures! However, when someone complains that it's too hot at 28 degrees, I allow myself a wry smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'm fine. Prefer the heat than the cold. My genes are partly Maltese, and don't burn in the sun, just go brown. Went running at 10am this morning, just drink plenty of water and it's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice and cool in the office all day, whilst the display on my phone reminded me that it was 30°C outside. It was a bit warm walking back to the station this evening, then a non-air-conditioned train, then into my air-conditioned car. And now sitting in a rather warm house with my phone display reminding me that it's still 30°C outside despite it being 8:30pm. I must admit I prefer cold rather than warm weather. Give me a nice ski-slope rather than a hot, sweaty beach any day! But by the weekend I guess we'll be looking back wondering where summer went to! Edited By John Privett on 21/06/2017 20:36:07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Wimps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Keene 1 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I dealt with the heat by going to work and building a roof for 10 hours NOT MUCH FUN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Posted by David Davis on 21/06/2017 19:44:05: I worked for the Australian National Railways in the 1970's, recovering useable wooden sleepers after they'd been replaced by concrete ones. We were allowed to knock off work if the temperature exceeded 42 C. However, there was nowhere to go in the Outback so we carried on working, not that we did much in those temperatures! However, when someone complains that it's too hot at 28 degrees, I allow myself a wry smile. Hang on - 28 degrees here is worse than 42 degrees in Australia.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Posted by iqon on 21/06/2017 22:00: Hang on - 28 degrees here is worse than 42 degrees in Australia.... That is true. Because it is never hot enough long enough in the UK for your body to acclimatise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 49 C in Phoenix AZ yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Just waited until the evening to go to the field...made a nice change not to be fighting a 15 - 20 mph wind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKid Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Enjoy it while ya got it - the days are getting shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 That is the problem here, getting aclimatised. I always bore people by telling them that in Aden it was too cold to go swimming in the cool season...when it got down below 80F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iqon Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 You can get cream for that - Ice cream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I'm part Italian so I too tolerate the heat quite well and tan not burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Most places further south are way warmer than the UK and more humid. It's no problem flying models in 40C+. There are several advantages. e.g. Exhaust grease cleans off the airframes far more easily than in cool climates, and you don't have to use the cylinder heads of your ic engines as handwarmers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 I noticed on the news that some passenger jets in the States were grounded as the heat/air density put some of them beyond their operational limits. Not so with my 76" lightweight balsa glider yesterday. As an aside I was in my shed tonight with the temperature showing as 22 degrees but I had to close the door as I felt cold. Do we really acclimatise that quickly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 My Flair Stearman with Laser 300v is noticeably more sluggish in very hot weather. Loops are slower and it won't fly quite as slowly either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Posted by Devcon1 on 22/06/2017 22:46:11: I noticed on the news that some passenger jets in the States were grounded as the heat/air density put some of them beyond their operational limits. Not so with my 76" lightweight balsa glider yesterday. As an aside I was in my shed tonight with the temperature showing as 22 degrees but I had to close the door as I felt cold. Do we really acclimatise that quickly ? As you say Devcon, at 15° I put my jacket on, and at 17° I have to take it off. I am told that if we played a temperature game of " higher or lower", that we could has individuals detect a temperature change of One half of a degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Posted by Denis Watkins on 23/06/2017 08:21:48: I am told that if we played a temperature game of " higher or lower", that we could has individuals detect a temperature change of One half of a degree. I can certainly feel that much difference in CH thermostat settings in winter, as in going from cold to comfortable. I seem to have developed a functional operating range of 18-24 C over the last few years, a bit limiting with our climate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 As I mentioned a couple of days ago I used to work in the Austrailian Outback for the Australian National Railway. Using the old Fahrenheit system you could work comfortably up to 100 degrees. From 100 to 110 degrees you could work but it took a bit more out of you. Above 110 was beyond a joke and I'll swear on a stack of Bibles that I could tell the difference between a 110 dgree day and a 111 degree day. Not that I'm a religious man mind! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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