X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:03:28 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1142761 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:57:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.137; envelope-from=RicArgente@cs.com Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.49b.1d9eb5f (30739) for ; Tue, 6 Jun 2006 06:56:37 -0400 (EDT) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: <49b.1d9eb5f.31b6b965@cs.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 06:56:37 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Orange County Airport X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_49b.1d9eb5f.31b6b965_boundary" X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 8000 X-Spam-Flag: NO --part1_49b.1d9eb5f.31b6b965_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 06/06/2006 12:02:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes: > Is it > possible to run a tank dry and still have fuel onboard? A few years ago I > flew a Glasair I for about 60 hours. I ran a tank dry in the pattern Most typical Lancair 320/360 models have header tanks as the main source of fuel. Fuel is transferred from the wing tanks to the header tanks via electric pumps, either manually or automatically. So, to answer your question, yes, it is possible to run the header tank dry and still have fuel in the wing tanks. When Don Goetz test flew my Lancair 360 a few years back, he warned me more than a few times to make sure to remember to pump fuel to the header tank as he knows of a few occasions when the pilot forgot to pump fuel to the header and loss engine power. He said that one of this instances occurred in the traffic pattern and the AC was lost... Rick Argente --part1_49b.1d9eb5f.31b6b965_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 06/06/2006 12:02= :22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, marv@lancaironline.net writes:
Is it
possible to run a tank dry and still have fuel onboard? A few years ago I flew a Glasair I for about 60 hours. I ran a tank dry in the pattern

Most typical Lancair 320/360 models have header tanks as the main source of=20= fuel.  Fuel is transferred from the wing tanks to the header tanks via=20= electric pumps, either manually or automatically.  So, to answer your q= uestion, yes, it is possible to run the header tank dry and still have fuel=20= in the wing tanks. 

When Don Goetz test flew my Lancair 360 a few years back, he warned me more=20= than a few times to make sure to remember to pump fuel to the header tank as= he knows of a few occasions when the pilot forgot to pump fuel to the heade= r and loss engine power.  He said that one of this instances occurred i= n the traffic pattern and the AC was lost...

Rick Argente --part1_49b.1d9eb5f.31b6b965_boundary--