Gents, my “WINTERADVICE”

Talking about batteries also in the other thread of Chuck “New six Volt battery user here...” I did think about winter in Europe and Belgium 1963.

Flying the way they did in the past.

No electrical starter, no power panel or glow plug modulator?
Did they fly anyway?

Yes they and we did fly so information the way I start my MVVS 7,5 ccm (0,45) Video Jonni when the temperature is beneath 14 degrees C (57, 2 F) and evaporation of the alcohol stops.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/mvp/videolink.cfm?postid=5654

See also the picture, Hot Coffee for me Hot water for the cylinder head of the MVVS.
BTW: second picture of the Taurus when the head temperature is below 14 degrees especially for flying in cold circumstances, the LED is blue (green normal, too hot, red).
Of course it is important that all the batteries are in good condition not only the 4,8 V in the plane.
(The Taurus uses two battery packs, one for the radio control the other for the electronics.)
So a tip for the winter, use a “heat accu” and no “start accu” to start your glowplugengine and protect the ABC lining.
Two parallel penlight 1300 mAH will do the job for the glowplug and wooden shoes keep my feet warm!.

Cees