You don't have to fill it but you will need to put some fuel in it to get started with. Personally I would not fly it unless it was mostly full first.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "hughd77" <hugh...@...> wrote: > > I would like to drain the header fuel tank due to excessive water. Do I need > to refill it prior to engine start or, while starting, will the engine-drive > pump get fuel from the wing tanks back into the header quickly enough to get > the engine running? > > Thanks, > Hugh >
