[f-AA] Winter Flying/Winterization - Champ A65-8

[Kyle]

I couldn't afford the oil tank heater pad, so I went to the local WalMart 
(PMA section, of course), and bought the smallest forced air heater I could 
find. I think it was about $12. I didn't want it anywhere near the aircraft, 
so I used a tin heat duct, and a 8' section of dryer vent hose. When I park 
the plane, I open the right side of the cowling, and poke the hose in there, 
pointing right onto the oil tank, and cover the whole thing with a Goodwill 
bedspread. I set the heater up on a metal bucket, in case any fuel spills, 
and leave it on all the time, on low. I would guess the engine compartment 
stays around 75 degrees. Nice and toasty, and dry. I thought about hooking 
up a timer, but worried about causing rust, from condensation, cycling from 
hot to cold like that. Luckily, the airport figures the power bill into our 
rent, so the 750 watts is no problem. Total was about $25, for everything. 
Kyle


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rich Dugger
To: aeronca at westmont.edu
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [f-AA] Winter Flying/Winterization - Champ A65-8


That is the way I do it.

And besides. it gives you the reason of "running out to the airport to plug 
in the plane".

I know there are 7 day timers but what the hey?


Rich

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Spence, Mike
To: aeronca at westmont.edu
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [f-AA] Winter Flying/Winterization - Champ A65-8


I have the engine wrapped up with an old sleeping bag under an engine cover, 
and a digital timer that is set to turn on my oil sump heater Sat morning at 
0500, so by 0800 everything up front is toasty.

Mike S.



 -----Original Message-----
From: aeronca-bounces at westmont.edu [mailto:aeronca-bounces at westmont.edu]On 
Behalf Of Todd Pattist
Sent: November 17, 2006 11:31 AM
To: aeronca at westmont.edu
Subject: Re: [f-AA] Winter Flying/Winterization - Champ A65-8


On the Tanis - Do you have the pad heater for the oil sump only, or do you 
also heat the cylinder?  An hour is awfully long to hang around waiting in 
sub freezing temps.  Some have a phone system to start the preheat.  Others 
have recommended continuous or a timer, but I've heard this can lead to 
corrosion.

charles stephenson wrote:
I use one hour minimum with Tanis below 40 F here in central WI. If I can 
get a reading on the oil temp guage, 2 shots of prime, 6 or 8 blades with 
switch off, then starts on 1st or 2nd pull.
Charley




From:  Todd Pattist <tpattist at snet.net>
Reply-To:  aeronca at westmont.edu
To:  aeronca at westmont.edu
Subject:  [f-AA] Winter Flying/Winterization - Champ A65-8
Date:  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:06:45 -0500
>I'm looking for comments on what people do differently when starting and
>flying an A65-8 Champ in the winter.  Other than correct oil for the
>conditions, what do you do differently?  Does anyone use plug in
>continuous Tannis/pad heaters?  How long and how do you preheat and at
>what temperature do you start using a heater?  Do you prime differently
>for hand-propping in the cold?  Does anyone have a link to a good article?
>
>Thanks.
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