X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:56:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxo4.broadbandsupport.net ([209.55.3.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.8) with ESMTP id 3132002 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:21:05 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.55.3.84; envelope-from=sgs@plantationcable.net X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [12.178.0.235] ([12.178.0.235:1108] helo=George) by mxo4.broadbandsupport.net (ecelerity 2.1.1.23 r(18304)) with ESMTP id A2/66-26299-F08BDC84 for ; Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:19:11 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <00bb01c916d1$0aa0dc20$eb00b20c@George> From: "George Shattuck" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Fuel transfer, wing to header tank X-Original-Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:19:03 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B8_01C916AF.83776E60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B8_01C916AF.83776E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To put it in a different way from recent postings, I transfer one wing = at a time to the header tank. The transfer rate is .45 gal. per. hour = throught the facet pump so I move 5 gallons to the header tank every 11 = minutes. Keeping the header fuel at about 7 or 8 gallons, I will = transfer 5 minutes from one wing, then 6 minutes from the other wing to = keep the header fuel at my desired level. I keep a log, recording the = minutes of transfer from each wing. =20 In a recent posting, a Lancair flyer confessed to forgetting to transfer = and running the header tank out of fuel, resulting in engine failure. = The pilot was listening to music on a CD. =20 It seems to me that safe operation of the airplane doesn't leave room = for zoning out with a music CD when the PIC's attention should be on = minding the store.=20 George Shattuck N320GS 1375 hours ------=_NextPart_000_00B8_01C916AF.83776E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

To put it in a different way from recent postings, I transfer one = wing at a=20 time to the header tank. The transfer rate is .45 gal. per. hour = throught=20 the facet pump so I move 5 gallons to the header tank every 11 = minutes. =20 Keeping the header fuel at about 7 or 8 gallons, I will transfer 5 = minutes from=20 one wing, then 6 minutes from the other wing to keep the header fuel at = my=20 desired level. I keep a log, recording the minutes of transfer = from each=20 wing.

In a recent posting, a Lancair flyer confessed to = forgetting to=20 transfer and running the header tank out of fuel, resulting in engine=20 failure. The pilot was listening to music on a CD.

It seems to me that safe operation of the airplane doesn't leave = room for=20 zoning out with a music CD when the PIC's attention should be on = minding=20 the store.

George Shattuck

N320GS

1375 hours

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