The last time I asked, the battery in a Beechjet was over
$5,000. If I remember the limit, the maximum starting
temperature is 40 degrees C/104 F, which is a cool day in
the summer in Phoenix.



"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
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| Sorry for the blank post...hit the wrong key. What I
was
| going to say was that the FBO probably won't roll out
the
| air machine for your 172, but the bizjets and King Airs
use
| them all the time. An example, a heat soaked Beechjet
| baggage compartment will reach the NiCad battery
limiting
| temperature and cooling the battery should be done
before
| engine start.
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| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
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| Interesting...
|
| I've experienced what our desert heat can do to car
batteries...it ain't
| good.
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| Jay B
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