Subject: Fuel Management
Check out this article on AVWeb - Suggests to run the tanks dry so you know
where you stand - Not that I have ever done it but it seems reasonable -
What if it happens accidentally? Will it restart?
http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/182044-1.html
Phillip Matheson
mat
A famous person ran 1 tank dry, and then found out
he couldn't change tanks.
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From: "Phillip Matheson"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Fuel Management
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Phillip, I'll probably be judged a pi$$ poor pilot with my hair on fire but
in the Bonanza, I routinely ran the aft tank dry. Also ran the wing tank
(singular) dry on occasion. In the Bonanza excess fuel was always pumped
back into the left tank so I never ran that one dry. Started everytime
Phillip, I'll probably be judged a pi$$ poor pilot with my hair on fire
but
in the Bonanza, I routinely ran the aft tank dry
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After reading the AvWeb article years ago, I took to doing exactly this
on my PA32. This airplane (single) has 84 gal spread over 4 tanks - so
without
I would like to add that we should try a drain test on the ground and just
see and measure how much fuel will come from the fuel out lets while sitting
on the ground.
or at nose high position.
Phillip Matheson
mathe...@dodo.com.au
Australia
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This would be reason #1 for why I set up my fuel system on my KR to
gravity feed from the header tank only. I transfer fuel from the wings
to the header so I always pull the wing tanks down until the pumps
cavitate and use all the fuel out of them without ever starving the
engine for fuel.
In the
They are not taking about VWs. I know from past experiences that with a 54 "
prop it will stop. The prop is not long enough to keep it wind milling
- Original Message -
From: "Phillip Matheson"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 10:55 PM
Subject
and
2 4 gal. wing tanks. It doesn't matter what plane I fly I usually what out
in 3 hrs.
- Original Message -
From: "joe"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Fuel Management
>A famous person ran 1 tank dry, and then
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