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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Bob, Your concerns about fuel management are well received. However, Tony Durizzi and I had conversations about these same issues less than six hours before he died. He fully understood that one could flood out a TCM engine by inappropriate use of the fuel boost pump. He had experimented with both the high and low boost positions at both high altitude and low altitude. I believe there is little doubt he used the high boost pump in an effort to find the fuel left in the otherwise dry or nearly dry tanks. Given the fact that the boost pump continued to run during the impact period, and maybe afterwards, it is not much of a surprise that there was fuel in the spider, as the engine probably had some unusable fuel that suddenly was wildly re-located so as to become useable by the boost pump before it quit turning. I believe, in the end, the evidence will be persuasive that Tony left KADH rationally believing he had 78 gallons of useable fuel, when he only had between 62 and 72 gallons of useable fuel. It is possible, given some scenarios, that he vented some fuel during the climb to altitude through the over flow vents. Regards, George Braly -----Original Message----- From: Marvin Kaye [mailto:74740.231@compuserve.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 6:55 AM To: Lancair Mail List Subject: A theory on N424E <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Posted by "Robert Froelich" <w73rcd@earthlink.net>: Background: I landed my TSIO550B lancair IV in a field one year ago, walked away but the aircraft was destroyed. Since then I have been asking how did it happen to a pilot with 44 years of flying e<SNIP> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>