Linda wrote: > Those who wrote that they found their 'Coupes cold on long > winter flights might find this useful: a portable "car" heater > that plugs into the cigarette lighter. I've recently seen them > in two catalogs; the online equivalents look like: > www.harrietcarter.com (Item C4774) and > www.freshfinds.com (Item E4176).
The second one admits to being 150W or about 12-12.5 amps. That's a lot of drain on a Coupe's 12, 20 or so amp generator. It might be useful to those with a 50amp or 60 amp alternator. I suspect the regular heat muff will dwarf such a heater, assuming the regular heat muff and its tubing are correctly installed. As I've said, I was comfortable at -5° with my Coupe's heater. (Exception: touch and goes can get cold because of all the low power glide-down time.) Ed
