Shaking off the Rust

Capt.Doug wrote:

"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
Ditto. Had a IPC scheduled last weekend. The weather wasn't too bad but my
plane was iced over (including ice in the belly which can interfere with
control rods) and it wasn't worth it to me to pay for a hangar.


I was mowing the lawn today and got ****ed when I hit a sprinkler head.
Muttered some expletives and drove to the marina with the convertible's top
down. The girlfriend showed up wearing short shorts and a bikini top. We
hopped in the boat and went fishing.

Why do people still live up north?

Too confuse people like you. :-)

Matt

wrote in message
ps.com...
Jim, I've used that "trick" many times. If you live up here in the
frozen tundra it will make you a believer. I've used it successfully
on trucks, tractors, garden tractors, and the Aztec. I've haven't
heard that it makes the battery warmer, but rather that the draw
causes the battery to "wake up" and re-charge itself. Suposedly the
draw from the starter isn't long enough to "wake up" the battery.

Chuckle

I didn't always live in NC! Ohio most of my life taught me a few tricks.

I don't believe a battery "wakes up" or there is anything that could be
going on to chemically "recharge itself."

It is a know fact that a warm battery performs a measurable amount better
than a cold battery. A sustained draw does heat up a battery, so therefore,
I believe that the "warming up the battery" is what is really happening.
--
Jim in NC

You're right, a warm battery definately has more CCA than a cold one.
The "wakes up" theory was presented by Click and Clack on their NPR
radio show a couple months ago. I've used the procedure for years, I
wonder if google has the answer?
Jim

In article om,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Forgive me Father for I have sinned!
It has been three months since my last flight.

You are forgiven, my son -- but only if you perform the following
penance:

1. 3 "Hail Mary" simulated engine-out landings...
2. 2 "Our Father" cross-country flights...
3. 1 "Rosary" Young Eagle flight...

And, finally, don't forget the "Stations of the cross"-wind
landings...

Okay, I have the Our Father and Stations of the Cross covered, but
what's your wife have to do with simulating an engine out? :-)

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
...
"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
Ditto. Had a IPC scheduled last weekend. The weather wasn't too bad but
my
plane was iced over (including ice in the belly which can interfere with
control rods) and it wasn't worth it to me to pay for a hangar.

I was mowing the lawn today and got ****ed when I hit a sprinkler head.
Muttered some expletives and drove to the marina with the convertible's
top
down. The girlfriend showed up wearing short shorts and a bikini top. We
hopped in the boat and went fishing.

Why do people still live up north?

Why don't you shut the hell up! :~)

--
Matt Barrow
Performance Homes, LLC
Colorado Springs, CO

Okay, I have the Our Father and Stations of the Cross covered, but
what's your wife have to do with simulating an engine out? :-)

You clearly haven't flown with Mary!

Ow! Ow! Ow! Dang it, she wasn't supposed to *see* this!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

ROFL! The wrath of God strikes through most men's wives!
Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
Okay, I have the Our Father and Stations of the Cross covered, but
what's your wife have to do with simulating an engine out? :-)

You clearly haven't flown with Mary!

Ow! Ow! Ow! Dang it, she wasn't supposed to *see* this!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Okay, I have the Our Father and Stations of the Cross covered, but
what's your wife have to do with simulating an engine out? :-)

You clearly haven't flown with Mary!

Ow! Ow! Ow! Dang it, she wasn't supposed to *see* this!

;-)

admit it, Mary doesn't read usenet. You get to say just about
anything about her flying and she'll never know by reading
it on usenet.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message news ::
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How?

john smith wrote:

Okay, I have the Our Father and Stations of the Cross covered, but
what's your wife have to do with simulating an engine out? :-)
Jay's version of a Hail Mary: The fan in Atlas quits...silence for a
couple of seconds then Jay says to Mary "Your airplane".


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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