Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 19:26:56 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [128.102.31.31] (HELO mail.arc.nasa.gov) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b1) with ESMTP id 2071158 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:34:34 -0500 Received: from [143.232.221.83] (reinath.arc.nasa.gov [143.232.221.83]) by mail.arc.nasa.gov (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id HAA28352 for ; Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:34:33 -0800 (PST) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: mreinath@mail.arc.nasa.gov X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:34:34 -0800 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net From: "Mike S. Reinath" Subject: [LML] LNC2 in IMC Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1164120820==_ma============" --============_-1164120820==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" 3. VisionMicro fuel gauge on left wing showed erroneous values. I topped off the tanks and it only showed 10 gallons. Upon landing, it showed 0 gallons, but still had 10 gallons. Today, gauges is back to normal.!!??? Last year when I was still flying off my 40 hours, after flying around about 3 hours above 10,000 ft in the clear, I returned to land with about 7 to 8 gallons in the mains. After landing, the right main tank showed zero gallons. After about an hour of sitting in the hanger, I turned on the master to check again, and the level was normal at 7 gallons. I haven't had the problem since (180 hours on the plane). After reading the other posts on this subject, I think it could maybe have been some condensation forming on the fuel-level board. The OAT was very cold that day (last year, early spring), and I made my descent fairly quickly from above 10K to SL, so it's possible condensation formed on the board. A few months ago, I started working on my instrument rating using my Lancair 360 and am towards the end of my training (checkride is scheduled for next week). Rick, I just started my instrument rating -- passed the written a couple of weeks ago. Could you comment on how you fly an ILS in a 360 (speeds, power settings, when the gear and flaps come down, etc.). Thanks. Mike Reinath LNC2, N3602M --============_-1164120820==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [LML] LNC2 in IMC
3.  VisionMicro fuel gauge on left wing showed erroneous values.  I topped off the tanks and it only showed 10 gallons.  Upon landing, it showed 0 gallons, but still had 10 gallons.  Today, gauges is back to normal.!!??? 

Last year when I was still flying off my 40 hours, after flying around about 3 hours above 10,000 ft in the clear, I returned to land with about 7 to 8 gallons in the mains. After landing, the right main tank showed zero gallons. After about an hour of sitting in the hanger, I turned on the master to check again, and the level was normal at 7 gallons. I haven't had the problem since (180 hours on the plane).

After reading the other posts on this subject, I think it could maybe have been some condensation forming on the fuel-level board. The OAT was very cold that day (last year, early spring), and I made my descent fairly quickly from above 10K to SL, so it's possible condensation formed on the board.

A few months ago, I started working on my instrument rating using my Lancair 360 and am towards the end of my training (checkride is scheduled for next week).

Rick, I just started my instrument rating -- passed the written a couple of weeks ago. Could you comment on how you fly an ILS in a 360 (speeds, power settings, when the gear and flaps come down, etc.). Thanks.

Mike Reinath
LNC2, N3602M
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