You are not looking at the correct gage. You are supposed to watch the nose tank gage and when IT starts moving down that is when you have an hour left. If it starts moving before you think it should then your fuel pump has failed.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], "Donald" <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > > Well, that is what got me so excited. Since it was foggy and hard to see, as > a new coupe pilot I didn't pay much attention to it on a regular basis, I > just watched the wing tanks, "knowing" that when the wires on them sink, I > got to be looking for a landing place in the next hour. That error in my > thinking could have made me try out my dead stick landing skills. A > foolproof system - unless you got a fool flying it! > > --- In [email protected], John Cooper <john@> wrote: > > > > On 4/22/2010 5:10 PM, Donald wrote: > > > kinda foggy on the inside and hard to see the wire tip, made a mental > > > note to clean it. Today I looked closely, and it was not even showing! > > So, are you saying that it sank and you didn't see it? Or did it sink > > while the plane was sitting? > > > > The only tubes we sell now are glass. No fogging or discoloration... > > > > -- > > John > > Skyport East > > www.skyportservices.net > > >
