Good Point about the need to be active in getting all the water out. More thoughts on water: There have been many stories about the in-ability to drain all the water out of the wing tanks - they must be true, and the need to occasionally siphon all fluid out of the tanks to get all the water
I just wonder if part of the problem is that the coupe sits on the ground "tail high". Note that the owners manual tells us to TIE DOWN the coupe tail low . I wonder if this was written so that while tied down, the water in the wing tanks would be at the rear of the tanks , and be drained out on pre- flight. Of course this would only work if you drained the tanks before untying the tail. Perhaps, we should evaluate the practice of tightly tying the tail in a low position, and draininng the sumps before untying the tail. This might also better drain water that collects in the fuselage. I once experienced an out of balance Cherokee 140 due to ice in the tail cone. We had experienced a night of freezing rain, and I flew early the next morning. Ice had melted off the wings and control surfaces, and fuselage. I preflighted, started up and took off. It took considerable forward control to fly level. VERY INTERESTING !!! On landing, we discovered several inches of ice inside the tail cone. I wonder just how much ice is in my coupe right now ??? Just thoughts - Fly safe - Have fun Harry Francis 93530 BCB
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