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Old 01-22-2013, 12:34 AM   #9
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Clean snow is fresh-water .... in fact near distilled, apart from a little carbon monoxide dissolved and possibly a few dust particles ftom the air. This means it's actually virtually non-conductive.

So as others have said - just blow out the snow .. dry it iout and you should be fine. I liove and fly in North Baltics .. -20C winters etc. with often a metre or so of snow. 'Excavating' models out of the snow after landing is common !

The tip about keeping LiPo's warm is good advice ... use an insulated picnic bag or similar with warm items in ... but make sure nothing is hot ! I find best temperature is warm to the hand, if you can hold it in hand comfortably - then it's ok.

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