I went to fly our C182 towplane today. It hadn’t flown for two weeks, the master had been left on and the battery was completely flat. We tried propping it and then decided accessing the battery and using jumper cables would be easier and safer!
Once started, the ammeter showed about 50% FSD. About five minutes after takeoff, the 60 amp Alternator CB tripped. I decided it would be wise to wait until I was on the ground before resetting it.
On the ground, I reset the CB and then turned the master on - saw FSD on the ammeter so I quickly turned the master off again!
Is the battery now scrap?