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: On Jan 15, 9:20 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: I never burn fuel from a single side at a time, so I cannot comment on that. Both the Bonanza and the Baron let you draw fuel from both tanks, and that's how I leave it set. If you are heavy and alone in the plane, it has a distinct tendency to bank towards the heavy side. The Bonanza does this, anyway, so it's harder to notice, but the Baron will do it, only not as obviously. When I first started flying these aircraft I noticed odd banking tendencies and it took a while for it to dawn on me that the aircraft was simply loaded unevenly. You can run one tank dry in a Bonanza and have the other at 35 gallons and only need 1/4 twist of the aileron trim to keep things balanced. I haven't tried draining one side tank and tip tank, though, but that's not the recommended procedure IAW the STC, so I won't be trying it. I doubt there is a Bonanza flying with a "Both" selection. Bad idea in a low wing airplane. It's going to favor one tank until it's dry and then your engine will quit with one tank nearly full! Bertie |
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