Fuel Gauge Inop VFR Day

Now we are getting rediculous.

"Morgans" wrote in message
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Could you not empty the fuel tank, and then, the fuel gauge pointing to
empty is correct?

Just a thought.
--
Jim in NC

On 14 Oct 2005 23:05:55 GMT, wrote:

"Ice blonde" wrote:
No arguement from me. It just seems that a fuel gauge is not as
important as the attitude indicator yet the attitude indicator is not
required. Though fuel is a major part of keeping you in the air as
opposed to in the ground.

Interesting, but I suppose logically the fuel itself is more important
than the gauge, just as the pilot is more important than altitude
indicator?

I mean, if you know how much fuel you have, and how long it will keep
you in the air, could you gauge it by time? Also if flying in good
visiblity could you fly without an altitude indicator?

Thanks


Fuel is no doubt more important than the fuel gauge. Altitude indicator is
a required instrument for VFR Day but the Attitude indicator is not.


Why woudl you ever need an attitude indicator for VFR flight?
Irrespective of the innop instrument, don't you always use time to
"guage" how much fuel you've burned?

Technically speaking, I think the guage only needs to be accurate when
empty (I may be wrong on this but remember being taught something of
this nature).

z

"George Patterson" wrote

Don't know about you, but I never use or need the AI for VFR flight. And
if
you're trying IFR flight, it *is* required.

Not if your instructor covers it up, as inoperable! g
--
Jim in NC

"Mike 'Flyin'8'" wrote

Not like I really even use it except during
practice of steep truns to get the visual picture of the proper bank
angle.

Is that a more advanced maneuver? I'll bet your instructor taught that
right after steep turns, right? ggg
--
Jim in NC

Usenet rule: always make light of another's typos, especially when they are
funny!

"Mike W." wrote in message
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Now we are getting rediculous.

How so? If you are just going around the pattern for a few bump-and-goes,
it would not be terribly unusual to take off with partial fuel, right? So
your one tank is empty, and the gauge shows it.

A bit of a round-a-bout way of looking at it; although not to the letter of
the law, would it be legal?

And yes I know!
--
Jim in NC

"zatatime" wrote in message
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Technically speaking, I think the guage only needs to be accurate when
empty (I may be wrong on this but remember being taught something of
this nature).

That's a common misconception, but it's simply not true. The certification
regulations require that the fuel gauge correctly indicate the quantity of
fuel in the tank.

As has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, they don't say to what
accuracy they need to indicate that quantity. But they do need to indicate.

Pete

"Mike 'Flyin'8'" wrote

Not like I really even use it except during
practice of steep truns to get the visual picture of the proper bank
angle.

Is that a more advanced maneuver? I'll bet your instructor taught that
right after steep turns, right? ggg


Ah... Yeah... HaHa
Fat Fingers I guess.

Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:25:06 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

"zatatime" wrote in message
.. .
Technically speaking, I think the guage only needs to be accurate when
empty (I may be wrong on this but remember being taught something of
this nature).

That's a common misconception, but it's simply not true. The certification
regulations require that the fuel gauge correctly indicate the quantity of
fuel in the tank.

As has been mentioned elsewhere in this thread, they don't say to what
accuracy they need to indicate that quantity. But they do need to indicate.

Pete


Thanks.
z

Peter Duniho wrote:
"zatatime" wrote in message
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Technically speaking, I think the guage only needs to be accurate when
empty (I may be wrong on this but remember being taught something of
this nature).

That's a common misconception, but it's simply not true. The certification
regulations require that the fuel gauge correctly indicate the quantity of
fuel in the tank.

The rule that people misinterpret as them having to be "only accurate at
empty" just says that the Empty mark is supposed to mean zero usable
fuel (rather than bone dry).

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
m...
That's a common misconception, but it's simply not true. The
certification regulations require that the fuel gauge correctly indicate
the quantity of fuel in the tank.

The rule that people misinterpret as them having to be "only accurate at
empty" just says that the Empty mark is supposed to mean zero usable
fuel (rather than bone dry).

I have the old style fuel 'gauges' that are only a cork float with a wire
sticking up through the filler caps. There are times that the wing tank's
gauges will drop to near zero when there is still quite a bit of fuel in
them. I can see the left tank's level from flight but can't easily see the
right tank's gauge. It's when the header tank gauge starts to drop that I
have to find someplace soon for fuel.

-Greg B.