Originally, the fuel shutoff was at the bottom of the header tank, above my knees, out of sight, and I had to unbuckle the seatbelt to reach it. Probably worse than John Denver's. I added an eighteen inch aluminum valve handle which moves from under the left side of the panel to the right, in plain sight and easy reach. I still have twenty gallons of gas in my lap.
On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 6:01 AM Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > On 7/7/2022 2:27 AM, Gary Sack via KRnet wrote: > > At least on 81JM, it is slightly complicated. There is a handle > > directly attached to the landing gear spring bar, but atop it is a bar > > that must first be rotated to pull the locking pins out of the hinge > > lock holes. Then it is pushed down as far as the arm can reach and > > caught with the toe of your foot and pushed on down. Believe it or > > not, you then catch the latch bar with your other foot and rotate it > > to push the latching pins into to the gear up lock holes. After > > thirty years, this motion has become completely natural though I often > > fly some odd near airabatics doing it. > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Gary, > > I'm glad you have the maneuver mastered but don't forget, John Denver > died because of some unorthodox setup of the fuel selector valve. Don't > join him. > > Larry Flesner > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >
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