X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:21:43 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web62511.mail.re1.yahoo.com ([69.147.75.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with SMTP id 2363228 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:53:58 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.147.75.103; envelope-from=charliekohler@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 68489 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Oct 2007 02:53:21 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=tueG6wNSLlBHnRY2qMZ4CZ02AMBzajmByEKpGboYoxV5i7g/0dHWd/qtvUzyqYDW9UQRxuTEsdBTzzLtMkCDkcBdfi3hIu0ekvQjiGW1KhcADXqsJ3iJHGVQ6cD/eM1+MlnIpbxhpEqSDmyzgHSqsU8uyFM9crvp7hEcuB/HTiw=; X-YMail-OSG: Dne_y2UVM1mXr1QWaO1o.D7rCJ0KP5ZqYmlEIHaKyhva1ZwntD4sd3no1jvQFD_jVdR3OLgiZ7iqoEDjhm5Ka3wOog9aM4f.0H3rICLs931thWH_NP5OUcKJho4S5g-- Received: from [66.196.126.39] by web62511.mail.re1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:53:21 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/651.50 YahooMailWebService/0.7.134 X-Original-Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:53:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Charlie Kohler Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Gascolators X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1845824666-1191293601=:67879" X-Original-Message-ID: <364497.67879.qm@web62511.mail.re1.yahoo.com> --0-1845824666-1191293601=:67879 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I like it.=0A =0ACharlie K.=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: = "Sky2high@aol.com" =0ATo: lml@lancaironline.net=0ASent: M= onday, October 1, 2007 6:43:46 PM=0ASubject: [LML] Re: Gascolators=0A=0A=0A= Charlie, et al,=0A =0AOne of the reasons that the Lancair 200/320/360 "head= er tank" fuel system can be considered "advanced" is because it has only 1 = main fuel tank (header) that feeds the engine and 2 aux tanks to re-supply = the main. This feature certainly allows one to easily meet many of the reg= ulations that you referenced. My installation uses an old style gascolator= (Cessna type) with the ability to activate the drain remotely - i.e. a cab= le pull available thru the oil filler access door. I like it because it al= lows for back flushing the filter in the gascolator each time engine oil le= vel is checked.=0A =0AThe header sump drain is a little more difficult to g= et to as it is located in the nose wheel well and I have become girth chall= enged. =0A =0AJust think, with one main tank there is no selector valve to= put in the wrong position or commit a John Denver. Top-ups generally only= fill the aux tanks so that the next takeoff is going to use the good fuel = taken from the same tank as that used for the last successful landing. Ah,= safety thru simplicity.=0A =0AOf course, if the builder has provided a sys= tem to keep the header always full by simultaneously pumping from both aux = tanks, lateral trim doesn't change at all during the entire flight.=0A =0AS= cott Krueger AKA Grayhawk=0ALancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96=0AAurora, IL (KARR= )=0A=0ADarwinian culling phrase: Watch This!=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ASee what's= new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. --0-1845824666-1191293601=:67879 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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I like it.
 
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Subject: [LML] Re: Gascolators

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Char= lie, et al,
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One of the reasons that t= he Lancair 200/320/360 "header tank" fuel system can be considered "advance= d" is because it has only 1 main fuel tank (header) that feeds the eng= ine and 2 aux tanks to re-supply the main.  This feature certainl= y allows one to easily meet many of the regulations that you reference= d.  My installation uses an old style gascolator (Cessna type) with th= e ability to activate the drain remotely - i.e. a cable pull avai= lable thru the oil filler access door.  I like it because it allows fo= r back flushing the filter in the gascolator each time engine oil level&nbs= p;is checked.
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The header sump drain is a l= ittle more difficult to get to as it is located in the nose wheel well= and I have become girth challenged. 
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=0AJust think, with one main tank there is no selector valve to put in = the wrong position or commit a John Denver.  Top-ups generally only fi= ll the aux tanks so that the next takeoff is going to use the good fue= l taken from the same tank as that used for the last successful landing.&nb= sp; Ah, safety thru simplicity.
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Of course,= if the builder has provided a system to keep the header always full b= y simultaneously pumping from both aux tanks, lateral trim doesn't change&n= bsp;at all during the entire flight.
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= Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk=
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

Darwinian cull= ing phrase: Watch This!



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