X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:30:34 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost02.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.7) with ESMTP id 3118886 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:06:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.102; envelope-from=dskeele@bellsouth.net Received: from fwebmail17.isp.att.net ([207.115.9.157]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc02) with SMTP id <20080908020624H0200134see>; Mon, 8 Sep 2008 02:06:24 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [207.115.9.157] Received: from [68.221.188.171] by fwebmail17.isp.att.net; Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:06:23 +0000 From: dskeele@bellsouth.net X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Out of Fuel (header) Disposition-Notification-To: dskeele@bellsouth.net X-Original-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:06:23 +0000 X-Original-Message-Id: <090820080206.23640.48C4889F0003581C00005C5822228869349B0A02D2089B9A019C04040A0DBF0A040A0A059C0B@att.net> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Jul 16 2008) X-Authenticated-Sender: ZHNrZWVsZUBiZWxsc291dGgubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23640_1220839583_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23640_1220839583_0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At cruise settings, engines, fuel flow etc, it takes about 7 minutes of bot= h Facet Pumps at a total of 0.7 gal /min to fill the 12 gal header with 5 g= al, usually I pump the header from a sight guage reading of 5 gal to 10. M= y O-320 burns 7.5 gal/hr at cruise. At a low reading of 5 gal, I've got 30= min or so of flight if both pumps failed at the same time plus the altitud= e to increase my range. I use a visual sight gauge on the header, no fuel m= easuring instruments except an idot light on the header at 11.5 gal to keep= from going overboard. The Facet pumps have pumped consistant rates. Both= pumps go through individual sight guages, so I know when the tanks are emp= ty, right at 43 minutes pumping time. I adhere to the KISS principal.. D= on Skeele A&P N320J=20 > --=20 > For >=20 >=20 > --=20 > --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23640_1220839583_0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23640_1220839583_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_23640_1220839583_1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

At cruise settings, engines, fuel flow etc, it takes about 7 minutes o= f both Facet Pumps at a total of 0.7 gal /min to fill the 12 gal heade= r with 5 gal, usually I pump the header from a sight guage reading of 5 gal= to 10. My O-320 burns 7.5 gal/hr at cruise. At a low reading o= f 5 gal, I've got 30 min or so of flight if both pumps failed at the s= ame time plus the altitude to increase my range. I use a visual sight = gauge on the header, no fuel measuring instruments except an idot light&nbs= p;on the header at 11.5 gal to keep from going overboard. The Facet p= umps have pumped consistant rates. Both pumps go through individ= ual sight guages, so I know when the tanks are empty, right at 43 minutes p= umping time. I adhere to the KISS principal.. Don Sk= eele A&P N320J

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