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Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:13 am Post subject: KitFox 2.fuel level problem,cant see fuel in tanks |
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it would just B nice to see how much fuel is in fuel tanks.to B
safe.very hard to see fuel in tanks.with sun light etc.on them.yes I do
a pre flight.but I do not want to run out of fuel either just because I
can not see how much fuel is in tanks.I would hate to put her down some
where.just because of a miss jugement in fuel.or worst.there s been alot
of planes go down because of no fuel in tanks.and I do not want to B one
of thoese pilots.I want to B a safe pilot. thanks Steve Shinabery 554KF
wingnut wrote:
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> Don't you do a flight plan and navigation before every flight that takes you cross country? I'm hardly ever a mile off course or a half a gallon off on my calculations.
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Yes but you never know if you're going to encounter higher head winds than you expected. With a long cross country in a 95 knt airplane, a little bit of extra head wind can make a huge difference in your range. Cross checking my actual position and actual fuel level against the flight plan was part of my training.
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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)
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