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On Oct 5, 2:47 pm, es330td wrote:
Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the switch is during pre-flight when I confirm that it is on both. I fly on both and never fly any other way and to be honest, outside of gravity flow issues when parked on an incline I cannot think of why one would want to select one tank at a time vs both. The POH will answer that. -Kees |
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On Oct 5, 9:03 am, wrote:
On Oct 5, 2:47 pm, es330td wrote: Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the switch is during pre-flight when I confirm that it is on both. I fly on both and never fly any other way and to be honest, outside of gravity flow issues when parked on an incline I cannot think of why one would want to select one tank at a time vs both. The POH will answer that. -Kees I bought one two days ago. I should finish reading it this weekend. Thanks. |
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Some times after some maneuvers.. or continuous pattern work with not that
great coordination.. you may find one tank (wing) heavier than the other because the fuel is unbalanced. select the heavier (fuller) tank for a few minutes and monitor to rebalance, then back to "both". Of course.. training to select one tank or the other for single tank operations, prepares one for flying other aircraft. BT "es330td" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 5, 9:03 am, wrote: On Oct 5, 2:47 pm, es330td wrote: Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the switch is during pre-flight when I confirm that it is on both. I fly on both and never fly any other way and to be honest, outside of gravity flow issues when parked on an incline I cannot think of why one would want to select one tank at a time vs both. The POH will answer that. -Kees I bought one two days ago. I should finish reading it this weekend. Thanks. |
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![]() wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 5, 2:47 pm, es330td wrote: Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the switch is during pre-flight when I confirm that it is on both. I fly on both and never fly any other way and to be honest, outside of gravity flow issues when parked on an incline I cannot think of why one would want to select one tank at a time vs both. The POH will answer that. Wise ass. |
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On Oct 5, 3:21 pm, "Maxwell" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 5, 2:47 pm, es330td wrote: Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the switch is during pre-flight when I confirm that it is on both. I fly on both and never fly any other way and to be honest, outside of gravity flow issues when parked on an incline I cannot think of why one would want to select one tank at a time vs both. The POH will answer that. Wise ass. Thank you. |
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On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 08:21:50 -0500, "Maxwell"
wrote: The POH will answer that. Wise ass. What's up with that? Getting a new pilot into the habit of going to the POH _first_, is a bad thing? G |
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On Oct 5, 11:53 am, B A R R Y wrote:
On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 08:21:50 -0500, "Maxwell" wrote: The POH will answer that. Wise ass. What's up with that? Getting a new pilot into the habit of going to the POH _first_, is a bad thing? G The POH for the 1958 Luscombe I used to fly had a 10-page POH. I imagine the older cessna models were the same. Besides, how many times have you really switched tanks in a 172? The last time I tried to turn the fuel switch in a 172 to demonstrate to a student, it felt like I might break something. It probably has never been touched in years. The OP has a damn good question, so telling him to "go read the POH' is very patronizing and reflects poorly on all pilots' attitudes towards new students. And you wonder why the student population is declining in aviation. I once flew with a smart-ass CFI like this. I flew with him only once, and unfortunately that experience kept me from coming back for a long time. Be careful about how you treat new comers to aviation. |
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On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:23:10 -0700, Andrew Sarangan
wrote: The OP has a damn good question, so telling him to "go read the POH' is very patronizing and reflects poorly on all pilots' attitudes towards new students. OK, so HIS "read the POH" response was a tad harsh, but the overall message remains a good one. Be careful about how you treat new comers to aviation. You can point someone toward a basic reference in a manner that's neither condescending or demeaning. G So perhaps a more pleasant tone would be better? |
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On Oct 6, 7:30 am, B A R R Y wrote:
On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:23:10 -0700, Andrew Sarangan wrote: The OP has a damn good question, so telling him to "go read the POH' is very patronizing and reflects poorly on all pilots' attitudes towards new students. OK, so HIS "read the POH" response was a tad harsh, but the overall message remains a good one. Be careful about how you treat new comers to aviation. You can point someone toward a basic reference in a manner that's neither condescending or demeaning. G So perhaps a more pleasant tone would be better? Yes. I can relate to many such instances where a more inviting attitude from the pilot would have had a different outcome. Long time ago, even before I was a student pilot, I found out that my college house mate was a pilot. I had all kinds of questions I wanted to ask him about flying. But he was behaving like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, and gave me the impression that I might not be cool enough to become a pilot. He was never willing to answer any questions except tell me that "it takes a lot of training and experience". Sort of like telling someone to "go read the books". I have had other similar encounters. Actually, I don't think I met a single friendly and inviting pilot until I became a pilot myself. It is pretty sad. Despite all that I still managed to become a pilot and CFI. I am just very sensitive about how pilots treat other people expressing interest in aviation. |
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On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:51:56 -0700, Andrew Sarangan
wrote: Despite all that I still managed to become a pilot and CFI. I am just very sensitive about how pilots treat other people expressing interest in aviation. Points well taken! G I really do try to do the same. I give away my expired charts, magazines, and printed training materials to non-pilots. I even offered to mail expired charts to France, when you-know-who first appeared. One of the local simmers who I've passed lots of charts to, and explained how to read them, has even enrolled in an actual PP ground school and gotten up a few times. I'm also one who has advocated offering "fence hangers" impromptu rides. I'll try to be more mindful of your experiences when suggesting students and interested parties look things up themselves. |
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