X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:59:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from omr-m04.mx.aol.com ([64.12.143.78] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6570683 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:38:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.78; envelope-from=vtailjeff@aol.com Received: from mtaout-ma05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-ma05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.41.5]) by omr-m04.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id BD00470001D5F for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:38:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.181.246.207] (mobile-166-147-082-234.mycingular.net [166.147.82.234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-ma05.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id 06C47E00009C; Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:38:06 -0400 (EDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-6B4ED316-57E8-4A3C-832C-9D69D9AD7D3C X-Original-Message-Id: <0F84ABED-8436-417D-9537-197371C73AB5@aol.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11A465) From: Jeff Edwards Subject: Re: [LML] Re: engine shut down due to uncoordinated flight X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:38:00 -0600 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d290552716e2e00ea X-AOL-IP: 166.147.82.234 --Apple-Mail-6B4ED316-57E8-4A3C-832C-9D69D9AD7D3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many aircraft of this size prohibit takeoff with less than 15 gallons in the= tank for the reasons stated. Unbalanced flight unports fuel pick up. Gravit= y always wins! Jeff Edwards > On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:23 PM, "Doug" wrote: >=20 > This happened early on (15 yrs ago) to me once when I let the co-pilot fly= in tight circles. He was not looking at the turn coordinator and we were th= us uncoordinated, with about 15GA in the left tank at the time. > =20 > Fix: Obviously, be stringent about centering the ball. Also, I now make it= a habit to start the engine on one tank, then warm it up on the other, just= to make sure both lines are primed and filled with fuel before takeoff. I h= ave put this procedure in my start check list=E2=80=A6 > =20 > Douglas W. Johnson, > =20 > Dear subscribers, > =20 > I noticed a phenomena on my 4P that I thought might be worth sharing to se= e if it is unique or may be others experienced something similar: > =20 > When my ball is significantly out of center over a longer period of time (= >30 sec), my fuel selector is on left, and I have less than 15 gals in my le= ft tank my engine will quit due to fuel starvation. > =20 > Ralf > =20 --Apple-Mail-6B4ED316-57E8-4A3C-832C-9D69D9AD7D3C Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Many aircraft of this size prohibit ta= keoff with less than 15 gallons in the tank for the reasons stated. Unbalanc= ed flight unports fuel pick up. Gravity always wins!

Jeff Edwards

On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:23 PM, "Doug" <lancair1@bellsouth.net> wrote:

This happened early on (15 yrs ago) t= o me once when I let the co-pilot fly in tight circles. He was not looking a= t the turn coordinator and we were thus uncoordinated, with about 15GA in th= e left tank at the time.

Fix: Obviously, be stringent about centering the= ball. Also, I now make it a habit to start the engine on one tank, then war= m it up on the other, just to make sure both lines are primed and filled wit= h fuel before takeoff. I have put this procedure in my start check list=E2=80= =A6

Dougla= s W. Johnson,
=
Dear subscribers,

I noticed a phenomen= a on my 4P that I thought might be worth sharing to see if it is unique or m= ay be others experienced something similar:

When my ball is significant= ly out of center over a longer period of time (>30 sec), my fuel selector= is on left, and I have less than 15 gals in my left tank my engine will qui= t due to fuel starvation.
<= /o:p>
Ralf

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