Okay, so I go to the airport to take my new ol' gal out for a spin and, as luck would have it, when I got in and reached down to toggle the master switch to the "on" position, low and behold it was already there! Don't know how, mind you, it's always the last thing I check before leaving the airplane and it was locked, so...
Anywho, the battery was dead as Caesar and frozen to boot. The line guy removed it from under the luggage compartment and took it inside and we put the plane back up. Good news: the battery thawed and was charged and held said charge perfectly. Question: for future reference, is there an STC for an external port for the battery to be jumped if it's dead or a way to hook up a trickle charger? Does that sort of thing require an STC or is there just a way of doing it with a kit or something? Also, I asked in an earlier post about the turning radius of a 415C with a double fork Cleveland nose gear. I got several interesting entries but there didn't seem to be a consensus. I cannot physically lift the front end off the ground nor am I in the least way mechanically inclined. Don't know what gene it is that men get who are able to turn wrenches and swing hammers; all I know is that I didn't get that one and I'm not afraid to admit it. I could write a technical manual, mind you, but I'm just not a mechanic. Is there no where to turn for an informed answer to that question concerning the turning radius? I'm trying to prevent damage to the nose gear by someone parking my plane using a tug. I need to mark the gear somehow and having the radius would help me explain it to the local mechanic so he could mark it for me. Thanks! "Couper" Carl LaVon N415CB '46 ERCO 415C KJVY
