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**[email protected]** · December 2nd 06, 06:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student

wrote:
Heck,,, get out and go flying. The wings love the thick air and the
motor really LOVES it too.

The engine will produce more power with denser air, but
atomization of the fuel suffers in the cold and consumption can go up.
Condensation in the engine is much more pronounced in the cold, too,
and corrosion starts to set in if the thing isn't run until the oil's
hot enough to get rid of it. Here in Alberta the engine simply won't
get hot at -25°C; it'll barely get warm, and we've had some hassles
with corroded cylinders on the coldest engines.

Dan