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 thus uncoordinated, with about 15GA in the 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 warm it up on the other, just to make sure both lines are primed and filled with fuel before takeoff. I have put this procedure in my start check list…

Dear subscribers,

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

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 left tank my engine will quit due to fuel starvation.

Ralf