Tips for staying cool

[tracearabians]

What kind of airplane?

For those of you who fly where the mercury ventures past 100f quite frequently, what do you do to stay cool out there?

The answer used to be just get out there earlier, but after my 5:00am launch the other day I arrived back at base to see the thermometer at 100F already at 7:00am. I know the soaked shirt is probably unavoidable, but just some basic tricks to make it a little more comfortable.

***Those of you flying with A/C, keep you smart A$% answers to yourself***

 

[tracearabians]

Amen !!:nuts: :beer:

Fly naked

 

[getrad]

I've got cheap ($6.50) "kusion koolers" from the auto store and keep the windows open in the 172. They are mesh and wire-coil seat cusions so air can get between you and the seat. Definitely isn't AC but it keeps the shirt dry.