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Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 21:17:33 -0500
From: Jeff Cook <jcook@his.com>
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At 08:33 PM 1/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I missed the beginning on this thread, but my FBO/School charges renters
>and solo students a 20.00 charge to pre-heat and it's required if the temp
>is below 30.  I'm not a happy camper and have skipped flying on days that
>I might have gone up and practiced landigs because 55.00/hour is bad
>enough without adding 20.00 for a preheat.

Next time, tell them you'll be happy to just grind the engine till it
starts. And they should probably send over another couple extra
batteries and maybe some lighter oil. Shouldn't take too many hours off
the engine's life. Unbelievable. Has anyone challenged this ridiculous
policy?

-- 
Jeff Cook
jcook@his.com
Washington DC area
