Great place to fly!.
However I know that if I took time to get gooned up, I would wear some gloves! Even in the North Sea my hands have been turned to claws in minutes.
Mind you...at that sea temp...its not going to last long anyway!
Friend of mine told of a SAR job to sheperd a SET coming over the top of the pole with a rough running engine. When they got him into Stornoway and met up for a chat he jumped out of the aircraft in jeans and a t-shirt!
His response was that if the worst was to happen nobody would probably get to him in time and that he wanted to make it quick.
Ralph