[firemanbill]

Originally Posted by Old 'N Slow

I've stored my planes with equipment installed in an unheated garage for the last 30 years with absolutely no concern. Our winters here are variable, but it can get down to -10°F. Doesn't hurt the plane at all.
Heck, we even fly on New Years day at our club - if it isn't snowing too hard!

For winter storage, I remove the receiver battery, but I leave the servos and receiver installed. Drain the fuel tank. I would squirt some oil down the carb of the glow engine, flip it over a few times to distribute the oil, then seal the carb and the muffler with a "squeezy" earplug. Hang them from the ceiling, level.

An electric plane would need even less preparation.

These were all fairly large balsa/ply/Monocote .40 sized glow kit planes. No space inside.

Small electrics and foamies could stay in the workshop inside.

As long as the space is dry, I would not be concerned at all.

I have more concern about bringing a plane out of a dry, cool, air-conditioned basement into a 100°F, humid day. You get condensation on all the cool metal and plastic parts of the plane. I set them on the deck in the sun to warm up and dry out before going out to the field to fly.

Just my opinion.

Well with all your experience I certainly value that opinion! Thanks for speaking up.