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A Lifelong "Beech Nut" 1973 V35B N413GK (D-9450)

Kenneth Copeland, Fort Worth, Texas

My Beechcraft®  story began in August 1961 at Meacham Field (KFTW) in Fort Worth, Texas. I soloed there, and only 75 hours later my instructor put me in a C35 Bonanza. From that moment, I became a “Beech nut” for life. Not long after, I obtained my multiengine rating in a BE55 Baron, confirming what I already felt in my heart: Beechcraft® airplanes fit me in a way no other aircraft ever had.

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Cold weather operations

Ronald Bindas, Georgetown, Texas

I have run into problems with cold starts below around 40°F after my Bonanza sits for three to four hours. For some reason, after operating this same N35 (IO-470N) for 15 years, it’s now hard to start. I have to overprime and open the throttle similar to a hot start to get it to catch and continue to run…a little hard on the engine. Should I hit the boost pump a little to keep it going after start?

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