Why off topic,,, One for our pilots

[WarPig1976]

My son asked me if flying through a cloud on a hot day had a cooling effect on a person in an open cockpit. Thought that was a good question myself. So, does it?

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[villiers]

Under Visual Meteorological Conditions, `tis illegal; you get wet and lose coordination. Nota good idea!

[WarPig1976]

you get wet

I'll take that as a yes...

[Vincent]

Alcock and Brown made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in an open cockpit Vickers Vimy. Your son might find their experience interesting. It will give him an idea what flying open cockpits in bad weather was really like. http://www.aviation-history.com/airmen/alcock.htm

[Paul S.]

Flying into a cloud in an open cockpit aircraft --- riding a motorcycle as fast as you can into fog will give you a good approximation and may prove even more hazardous.

Flying through bad weather in an open cockpit? Two words: not fun.

[jmoore]

Just gaining a thousand or two feet altitude usually makes the air considerably cooler. But the sun hits you harder. Surprising the changes! Go for a biplane ride someday. Not hugely expensive, except maybe getting to where the biplane is available. There's several Stearmans in driving distance about my area. And it's likely a milsurp, so....


Here you go! There's even a book called the Cannibal Queen which I read some time back:


http://www.biplaneridesoverphiladelphia.com/

[WarPig1976]

riding a motorcycle as fast as you can into fog will give you a good approximation.

As I have done this, don't know why I didn't conflate the two....

I'm surprised to find it's illegal.

[Vincent]

He’s in Germany.

It’s not illegal here as long as the aircraft is equipped, the pilot is rated for instrument flying and an instrument flight rules flight plan has been activated.

[browningautorifle]

He’s in Germany.

Who is?

[Vincent]

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Location:Berlin, Germany

Under Visual Meteorological Conditions, `tis illegal; you get wet and lose coordination. Nota good idea!