mike
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 Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:36 am Post subject: comment on latest threads |
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Group,
I have to comment on the latest threads. Tanks: I have independent tanks, meaning I have shut off valves for each tank, inline filters after the valves. I have a header tank with a vent that goes to the right wing, top side. I have a main shut off valve under the dash. I fly on one tank at a time only. I've had too much trouble trying to fly on both tanks at the same time, seems the right side always bleeds into the left tank. I have sight tubes for each tank, I only let a tank go to the bottom of the sight tube aout an inch off the bottom, I estimate 5 gal. left 16 gal. tanks. I like looking at the inline filters they shows fuel flow. How, they come off the tanks and have a vertical drop to the header tank, so they don't fill all the way up. I ALWAYS check the caps for the tanks before climbing into the aircraft ALWAYS, and grab them by the pitot tubes, not real hard, but enough to know the caps are properly installed. If the sight tubes don't show, could be empty or full, I climb up and remove the cap and look inside. If anybody else, not usually, fills my plane, I look everything over that they did, including taking a sample for the right fuel.
On the subject of lights, I have standard lights that are wired in series at the lights, in other words the white and colored lights are in series. Cuts down on the amp draw and the light output is sufficient. I have the strongest Whellen system and explodes in the sky, so to speak. Last night I went on a night flight and with all lights on and transponder, tower heard me just fine on the radio. After landing, I turned off the strobes, at idle I usually loose the radio transmit. I don't have a landing light, never will, I guess back when I learned to fly, the 172 that I flew always had a burned out light so I never had the luxery of landing lights, so why have one now. To be seen, believe me they see me with those strobes. In fact with strobes it lights up the runway real good.
Hope this helps.
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