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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
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