X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:28:01 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp108.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.97] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.7) with SMTP id 3113159 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:27:39 -0400 Received: (qmail 66366 invoked from network); 3 Sep 2008 21:27:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.64?) (lorn@ameritech.net@69.209.151.131 with plain) by smtp108.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 3 Sep 2008 21:27:40 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: SNslTK4VM1k4f2hK2y1x.7Xl0YqH4cDanvMxeuWFLGiVAE.qqASMBdHXHPE5ayk3CymWTieV6kninNByAm72bx8fLfk.VaOUpuS9htM71foVUrS6NamxMRGLCpGbu2iuxIqAM65H7VXbQ_6o8.neTftu X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-Id: From: Lorn H Olsen X-Original-To: Lancair List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v928.1) Subject: Out of Fuel (header) X-Original-Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:27:39 -0400 X-Original-Cc: Sandra Leigh Olsen , John Robert Stchur , Martha Jane Jones , Darel Morgan X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.928.1) Well I finally did it. I was flying at 6,500 ft across West Virginia in the 6,000 ft mountains, singing along with a tape cassette, enjoying the beautiful day, when the header tank ran dry. I just plain forgot to pump fuel. I gained about 500 ft while I slowed to 105 kts. Of course, the fuel pumps were on instantaneously. By the time the engine was running smoothly, I was back to my starting altitude. I am glad that it was a non event. This was the first time that I had forgotten, not just once but twice to pump fuel. -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, ASMEL, ASES, Comm, Inst DynaComm, Corp., 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.us LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,400 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan