Thanks Ed. A great help. Mac McMahon
--- In [email protected], "Ed Burkhead" <e...@...> wrote: > > > In particular, it's valuable to have good 1-gallon marks on the nose tank > gauge. > > I was astounded when testing mine that it took several gallons (3.5) before > my particular float gauge came off the bottom. DO NOT fly based on my > number but DO measure the status with your own float gauge. > > Similarly, any filler-cap-mounted float gauge in the wing tanks will only be > able to measure the top half of the tank. Even the built-in gauge shows > empty 3-4 (or more) gallons before the tanks are empty, depending on the > exact nature of the float, whether it's saturated, etc. > > Doing a slow, tedious test is IMHO really worth the time and effort. I'd do > one gallon at a time for the nose tank then two gallons at a time for the > wing tanks. > > Ed >
