Return-Path: Received: from main.gv.net ([207.159.62.12]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.1.2 release (PO203-101c) ID# 0-44819U2500L250S0) with ESMTP id AAA13145 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:44:35 -0400 Received: from [207.159.62.86] (ppp37.gv.net [207.159.62.86]) by main.gv.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id HAA17788 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 1998 07:45:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 06:54:56 -0800 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: "Howard \"Rusty\" Hamer" Subject: fuel tank imbalance X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> When I was first flying my 235 I had a provision for a both position in the fuel system. After parking on downhill ramp I noticed some drainage out of the left wing vent and saw that I had lost about half or slightly more of the fuel in the right wing. On rotation at takeoff I was surprised to find I needed full right ailerion to keep the left wing up for those few seconds before the speed built up. I suggest that any body who has a tank feed failure in flight and has used most of the opposite wing fuel do a controlability check before landing, you may want to land faster than normal. Rusty