On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:51:30 GMT, Jay Maynard wrote:

I won't argue with that statement. I was simply taught that aircraft fuel
gauges are chronically unreliable to the point that they should be ignored,
and that they should never be considered "working".

"The FAA has said repeatedly that the intent of FAR 23.1337(b) and FAR
91.205(b)9 is to prevent fuel-exhaustion accidents. If you have a fuel
gauge that doesn¢t give you a useful indication of the amount of fuel, it
is not doing its job.

In particular, if the gauge is so inaccurate that you prefer not to look at
it, that¢s a violation of the letter and spirit of the regulations."

http://www.av8n.com/fly/fuel-gauges.htm


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Dallas