I did not even talk about the Alaska trick of a cold start. Shot of prime, one prop blade, another shot, another blade, when all the cylinders are done, it should start on first blade as all cylinders are loaded with fuel.
@@GrummanPilots My Dad flew just about everything at one time or another in the Air Force. He said it wasn't uncommon to thin the oil with gasoline in the DC3 before putting away at night in the Artic.
Thank you for this info. Wasn’t sure how to tackle it. New owner.
Lots of ways to get heat into the cowling, folks use car exhaust, cabin car heat from one dash vent, etc.
Nice to see what the frozen tundra needs to do to fly. Hard to imagine from the free state of Florida!
I did not even talk about the Alaska trick of a cold start. Shot of prime, one prop blade, another shot, another blade, when all the cylinders are done, it should start on first blade as all cylinders are loaded with fuel.
@@GrummanPilots My Dad flew just about everything at one time or another in the Air Force. He said it wasn't uncommon to thin the oil with gasoline in the DC3 before putting away at night in the Artic.
Some of the pistons do that in Alaska to thin the oil for cold.
I've been looking for a Red Dragon Heater but they seem to be hard to find. Do you have a good website or source for one? thanks!
I do not, keep trying.
Shows up in the catalog FOR AIRCRAFT SPRUCE IN THE EU. FYI