X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:48:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm24-vm3.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([216.39.63.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.6) with ESMTPS id 6447279 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:16:30 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.39.63.82; envelope-from=egraylaw@swbell.net Received: from [216.39.60.165] by nm24.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 29 Aug 2013 21:15:54 -0000 Received: from [67.195.14.108] by tm1.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 29 Aug 2013 21:15:54 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp105.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 29 Aug 2013 21:15:54 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 613201.4207.bm@smtp105.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: hx3G8BIVM1nLk9fjGHAs6yx4.RE4YfRUCm8TwFzbTbEg0Rs WphSwlSXKAzOpEd1XRABDVJgm0_NFfwyi5fx7tfKI.zvXKU4lAC61.btkW.3 h0eITLv6eAUY911dNd.4oh5Agq6WsR_5R_XvI5WUtmAhUa1MlZFmLP7tcLc2 xrSiElbqYg0d7ogYwwySv93BAa42cnFAf9QHSmI3TIcEdwI8CDDHM_Qi5d3n v4DHQmrTbF.AxYjFPAvWfu1c2INkjyPG189OLQwzMNzAKSm9FFomR7Lr.aZg K0N04WjNqSjE5.QVACfZQmrhG9fswK74Zh85ZsTeHyFw91s_K81.j7zo0Vp_ cfux.8lEr6zoDmhxj1DSGEBkuA8kV9NixBs3spYf.qgWfpFgkEqoRgdJsHQf 86XTx_gTs1a1_AsxglTdJVEJbnjszKzyAtw1rNUVHFrMN6knG186.SeBOodf aBn7.QVlE9IbyQZapaGSLq0h.3qe_j4G9NZBSn82LOI_1nPyv34a_s33MAkL 38t2Fd6Y.teu78u_YL9xBrk3.y_arvtEF X-Yahoo-SMTP: 7MzGrViswBB3AheNxBPptcOw9pGuT47xSdXn7qNf1as- X-Rocket-Received: from GerryGrayHP (egraylaw@99.98.246.182 with login) by smtp105.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 29 Aug 2013 14:15:54 -0700 PDT Reply-To: From: "Ed Gray" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: fuel tank switching X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:15:48 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <006c01cea4fc$ef643a00$ce2cae00$@swbell.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006D_01CEA4D3.06907BF0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: Ac6k+9hGpX07DppiR3mdJtKutdMvxg== Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01CEA4D3.06907BF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Steve has a good point that most pilots ignore. If traveling to near your max fuel range, run one tank dry while at altitude and with a "way out" on the GPS. Then you will never be left in a pattern with a gauge showing empty and wondering whether you have one gallon or three gallons in the tank you stopped using. USE ALL OF IT, and think only about the tank remaining. None of my present or previous planes (360, Mooney, Bonanza) lost more than a few seconds of power while switchin, and the rpm loss is gradual as the pressure lowers. Just warn your passengers that things will get quiet for a few seconds, to save the upholstry ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01CEA4D3.06907BF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Steve = has a good point that most pilots ignore. If traveling to near = your max fuel range, run one tank dry while at altitude and with a = “way out” on the GPS. Then you will never be left in a = pattern with a gauge showing empty and wondering whether you have one = gallon or three gallons in the tank you stopped using. USE ALL OF = IT, and think only about the tank remaining. None of my present or = previous planes (360, Mooney, Bonanza) lost more than a few seconds of = power while switchin, and the rpm loss is gradual as the pressure = lowers. Just warn your passengers that things will get quiet for a = few seconds, to save the = upholstry

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