I am very happy with my VM1000 and VMS fuel monitor.  I installed the 16
inch probe in my removable header tank long after the tank was closed up,
and have had no problems. The gallon at the top of the tank (the 11th gallon
added) does not register on the probe, as it is totally submerged after 10
gallons.  I use the totalizer to track fuel in the wings, and a pillar point
avionics fuel pump controller to shut of the transfer pumps when the wings
go dry.  Because I don't feed from my wing tanks to the engine directly,
i.e. they are used as aux tanks, I choose to interpret the FAR's in such a
way that it is not required to have fuel gauges in the wings.... Any
comments?

Tom Low

thomas.low@sri.com
LNC 235