{"id":22599,"date":"2021-10-22T08:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/?p=22599"},"modified":"2021-10-22T08:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T12:05:27","slug":"top-tips-for-fall-flying-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Flying is fun no matter the season, but there\u2019s a lot to love about flying during the fall. Autumn\u2019s crisp, cool weather means density altitude is lower, leading to better aircraft engine performance. During the brief sweet spot between sweltering summer heat and winter\u2019s bitter cold, there\u2019s usually no need for air conditioning or dealing with frost during preflight. Not to mention, fall is the perfect time to go \u201cleaf peeping\u201d and witness the colorful foliage from the air!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to do some fall flying, check out these tips to stay safe and make the most of the season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plan for less daylight<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the arrival of fall, we begin to experience fewer daylight hours. As you prepare for fall flights, keep in mind that sunsets will be much earlier than you\u2019re used to in the summer. Some smaller airports close for the night when the sun goes down, so plan accordingly. And remember, starting one hour after sunset, you\u2019ll need to be night current in order to carry passengers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Be aware of birds (and other critters) on the move<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the late summer and autumn, billions of migratory birds travel impressive distances in search of food and milder weather. About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aopa.org\/training-and-safety\/active-pilots\/safety-and-technique\/bird-and-wildlife-strikes#:~:text=About%2090%20percent%20of%20bird,for%20bird%20activity%20near%20airports.\">90 percent<\/a> of bird strikes take place at or near airports, making it all the more important to be alert this fall. While we know that birds and airplanes don\u2019t mix, there\u2019s a host of other creatures to watch out for this time of year. Bats, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and coyotes all ramp up activity in the fall. As the weather cools down, mice like to find their way into small openings in airplanes, where they can wreak havoc on seat cushions, wiring, and cables. Using a flashlight during preflight inspections can help you spot the signs of a rodent problem before it gets out of hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prep for cold weather storage or flying<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the fall, it\u2019s wise to start thinking about winterizing your aircraft. Whether you choose to store your airplane in a hangar or continue flying during the colder months, there are steps you can take to protect your investment. This includes keeping up with regular maintenance tasks like changing the oil, checking batteries and tire pressure, and ensuring pre-heating systems and <a href=\"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/products\/propeller-de-ice-protection\/\">propeller ice protection systems<\/a> are operational. Before doing any cold-weather flying, pack a winter survival kit that includes a heavier blanket and coat, extra food, and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now is also a good time to check your propeller\u2019s logbooks to see if you\u2019re getting close to the manufacturer\u2019s published Time Before Overhaul (TBO) limits, either in flight hours or calendar time. Downtime during the winter months can provide the perfect opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/services\/overhaul-and-repair-services\/\">overhaul<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/products\/top-prop\/\">upgrade<\/a> your propeller, so you\u2019re ready when the spring flying season arrives. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are some of your favorite fall flying destinations? Share them with us on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HartzellProp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hartzellprop\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>, or <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hartzellprop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flying is fun no matter the season, but there\u2019s a lot to love about flying during the fall. Autumn\u2019s crisp, cool weather means density altitude is lower, leading to better aircraft engine performance. During the brief sweet spot between sweltering summer heat and winter\u2019s bitter cold, there\u2019s usually no need for air conditioning or dealing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":923,"featured_media":19867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[13,56,385,142,143,136],"class_list":["post-22599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-aircraft-propeller","tag-airplane-propeller","tag-flight-safety","tag-flying","tag-pilot-safety","tag-propeller"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top Tips for Fall Flying Season - Hartzell Propeller<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fall is here, and it&#039;s a good time to brush up on safety and maintenance reminders, including tips for your aircraft propeller! Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season - Hartzell Propeller\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fall is here, and it&#039;s a good time to brush up on safety and maintenance reminders, including tips for your aircraft propeller! Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hartzell Propeller\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HartzellProp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-22T12:05:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-22T12:05:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuesday-3-1024x683.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"evelyn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HartzellProp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@HartzellProp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"evelyn\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"evelyn\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ddade027dbcd56e7b4ddf9f971cd471d\"},\"headline\":\"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-22T12:05:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-22T12:05:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":504,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Tuesday-3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"aircraft propeller\",\"airplane propeller\",\"flight safety\",\"flying\",\"pilot safety\",\"propeller\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/\",\"name\":\"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season - Hartzell Propeller\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Tuesday-3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-22T12:05:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-22T12:05:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ddade027dbcd56e7b4ddf9f971cd471d\"},\"description\":\"Fall is here, and it's a good time to brush up on safety and maintenance reminders, including tips for your aircraft propeller! Learn more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Tuesday-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Tuesday-3.jpg\",\"width\":5760,\"height\":3840,\"caption\":\"Mike Todd Mountain Voyager\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hartzell Propeller\",\"description\":\"Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ddade027dbcd56e7b4ddf9f971cd471d\",\"name\":\"evelyn\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/12a3e84e6b8ef429766372e78e10d8f8b37587914edd2a2489716362593e31e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/12a3e84e6b8ef429766372e78e10d8f8b37587914edd2a2489716362593e31e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/12a3e84e6b8ef429766372e78e10d8f8b37587914edd2a2489716362593e31e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"evelyn\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hartzellprop.com\\\/author\\\/evelyn\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season - Hartzell Propeller","description":"Fall is here, and it's a good time to brush up on safety and maintenance reminders, including tips for your aircraft propeller! Learn more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season - Hartzell Propeller","og_description":"Fall is here, and it's a good time to brush up on safety and maintenance reminders, including tips for your aircraft propeller! Learn more.","og_url":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/","og_site_name":"Hartzell Propeller","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HartzellProp","article_published_time":"2021-10-22T12:05:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-10-22T12:05:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuesday-3-1024x683.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"evelyn","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@HartzellProp","twitter_site":"@HartzellProp","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"evelyn","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/"},"author":{"name":"evelyn","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ddade027dbcd56e7b4ddf9f971cd471d"},"headline":"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season","datePublished":"2021-10-22T12:05:26+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-22T12:05:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/"},"wordCount":504,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuesday-3.jpg","keywords":["aircraft propeller","airplane propeller","flight safety","flying","pilot safety","propeller"],"articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/","url":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/","name":"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season - Hartzell Propeller","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuesday-3.jpg","datePublished":"2021-10-22T12:05:26+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-22T12:05:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ddade027dbcd56e7b4ddf9f971cd471d"},"description":"Fall is here, and it's a good time to brush up on safety and maintenance reminders, including tips for your aircraft propeller! Learn more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuesday-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuesday-3.jpg","width":5760,"height":3840,"caption":"Mike Todd Mountain Voyager"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/top-tips-for-fall-flying-season\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top Tips for Fall Flying Season"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/","name":"Hartzell Propeller","description":"Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ddade027dbcd56e7b4ddf9f971cd471d","name":"evelyn","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12a3e84e6b8ef429766372e78e10d8f8b37587914edd2a2489716362593e31e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12a3e84e6b8ef429766372e78e10d8f8b37587914edd2a2489716362593e31e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/12a3e84e6b8ef429766372e78e10d8f8b37587914edd2a2489716362593e31e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"evelyn"},"url":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/author\/evelyn\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/923"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22600,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22599\/revisions\/22600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hartzellprop.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}