Descent Knot OAT 
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MAY 25, 2025
I cancelled the flight to my hometown due to a combination of strong winds aloft, surface winds forecast at 20-something knots gusting to 30-something knots, and potential for IFR conditions and icing to boot. Warrior 481 did not have an outside air temperature (OAT) gauge when bought I her in 2004. Too many strikes.
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
Flying in the clouds in a single engine airplane when the OAT is below freezing is not a good idea! The general prognosis indicated no icing in the clouds, no turbulence and a quartering headwind from the west resulting in a mere five knots of headwind component. The OAT immediately shot up to +5 degrees C. We were free!
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