Fuel Gauge Inop VFR Day

"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

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
...
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.