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All List Members:  I have long lived in the deep south and have rarely needed to fly north in winter.  Those few times that I have flown in sub-freezing WX, I had no problems with starting the engine or in staying warm in the plane at 10,000 feet and higher.   During the months of  Dec, Jan and Feb, I fly perhaps only 15 of my 150 annual hours. As I suspect this is so for the majority of flyers of light aircraft, that leaves only a dozen engine starts to make during the coldest months.  So, how important is it to have a pre-heated engine during the coldest months?  As long as the engine starts and is warmed up at the lowest possible rpm, is there any compelling reason to preheat?        Greg Nelson

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