Matt wrote:
: "Brien K. Meehan" wrote:
: Have you considered having a cockpit fire?

: Yes, but I find that gathering the kindling before the flight is a bit of a
: hassle.

Try dumping the 100LL from the fuel samples into a can full of sand and
igniting it. It should keep you nice & warm...

: I would prefer to just minimize the cold air entering past the vents.

The flight school that I went to has a large number of beat-up 152's.
They duct tape the air intakes at the wing root each year. It works great.
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Aaron C.