X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 64 [XX] (100%) OBFUSCATED_WORD1_MONEY Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:37:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [209.225.8.188] (HELO mtao03.charter.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1934407 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:28:45 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.225.8.188; envelope-from=toms1@chartermi.net Received: from aa04.charter.net ([10.20.200.156]) by mtao03.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070321122750.UAHW1407.mtao03.charter.net@aa04.charter.net> for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:27:50 -0400 Received: from D9T70F41 ([24.231.134.116]) by aa04.charter.net with SMTP id <20070321122750.YRTX10594.aa04.charter.net@D9T70F41> for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:27:50 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <004701c76bb4$56d2a840$7486e718@D9T70F41> From: "Tom Sullivan" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail List" Subject: Re; Unbalanced Fuel Load X-Original-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:27:49 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0044_01C76B82.0BD66930" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Chzlrs: 0 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C76B82.0BD66930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I didn't jump into this discussionthe first go round, as it seemed the = original submitter accepted the unsafe nature of this endeavor. A = factor that was not brought up was something that happened to Paul = Loewen from Laser Plane Sales many years ago. He flight tested a Mooney = with one tank completely dry (I beleave it was run dry so it could have = the fuel tank resealed). During flight testing, he ended up with a fuel = starvation that was determined later to be a slight leakage of the fuel = selector valve. Air has much less resistance for the fuel pump than = fuel does. The ensuing accident nearly killed him. I think he broke = his back, and know he spent a lot of time in the hopsital. My = recollection of the details may not be exactly correct, but my mind is = still burned with the memory that I will never fly an airplane with one = tank dry. Tom Sullivan KIMT ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C76B82.0BD66930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I didn't jump into this discussionthe = first go=20 round, as it seemed the original submitter accepted the unsafe nature of = this=20 endeavor. A factor that was not brought up was something that = happened to=20 Paul Loewen from Laser Plane Sales many years ago. He flight = tested a=20 Mooney with one tank completely dry (I beleave it was run dry so it = could have=20 the fuel tank resealed). During flight testing, he ended up with a = fuel=20 starvation that was determined later to be a slight leakage of the = fuel=20 selector valve. Air has much less resistance for the fuel pump = than fuel=20 does. The ensuing accident nearly killed him. I think he = broke his=20 back, and know he spent a lot of time in the hopsital. My = recollection of=20 the details may not be exactly correct, but my mind is still burned with = the=20 memory that I will never fly an airplane with one tank dry.

Tom Sullivan

KIMT

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