In article , "Ron Natalie"
writes:

My FBO has the same policy though they don't charge for the plugin. They say
they have the policy because of the risk of fire. I find an hour or a
little
more makes the engine feel warn to the touch. I have Tanis heaters.

Do they run around and unscrew all the light bulbs on the field when they're
not in
use? These heaters run very low amount of watts. Has anybody ever seen an
airplane catch fire from a block heater? As anybody ever seen a car (of
which
in the permafrost sections of this country there are a lot more of) catch
fire because
of a block heater?


Ron, I agree with you. But like the mice that are quick to decide that the cat
needs a bell. Now which one of them is going the bell the cat. The owner of
the private airport where I keep my plane hangered for $100 per month has this
rule. There is no water in the hanger and no one in attendance at night. I
can't tell him he is wrong.

Chuck