Eastwell Manor February 1st 2012

Flew in to Eastwell Manor in Kent for lunch in the 300. It was very cold -2 c and the helicopter had not flown much in the last couple of weeks, so we started it from the battery pack back at the hangar. All well and good and without a thought we shut down at Eastwell Manor.
Back to the helicopter ready to re-start and suddenly we remembered we had used a battery pack at the hangar and did not have one with us... oh dear!
Tried a start and gerbluump. No interest. We thought for a moment - then I suddenly remembered a trick we used with the old 300s in cold weather. I shoved the mixture fully in, as though it was a carburettor engine and pressed the starter. It worked. We were able to fly home. But it was a salutary lesson. Helps to carry a battery pack - if you have room!