Post-Annual Flight

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wrote:

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but a flow gauge has no way of sensing
the amount of fuel actually in the tank, does it? So it has no way of
indicating a leak, which is the whole crux of the matter.

You keep talking about detecting a leak. Have you flown a comanche?
Do you consider the pa-24-260 to be unsafe because the fuel gauge
can only read one tank at a time? How often does a tank develop
a leak in flight?

--
Bob Noel
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On Feb 22, 4:12*am, Bob Noel
wrote:
You keep talking about detecting a leak. *Have you flown a comanche?
Do you consider the pa-24-260 to be unsafe because the fuel gauge
can only read one tank at a time? *

Why would reading just one tank at a time make it unsafe? Even with
both displayed simultaneously, I generally read one, then the other--
one at a time.

Most aircraft that don't have a gauge for each tank only read a tank
that is currently selected. So to say that the fuel gauge is there to
detect leaks is specious at best.




wrote:
On Feb 22, 4:12 am, Bob Noel
wrote:
You keep talking about detecting a leak. Have you flown a comanche?
Do you consider the pa-24-260 to be unsafe because the fuel gauge
can only read one tank at a time?

Why would reading just one tank at a time make it unsafe? Even with
both displayed simultaneously, I generally read one, then the other--
one at a time.

In rec.aviation.owning Bob Noel wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but a flow gauge has no way of sensing
the amount of fuel actually in the tank, does it? So it has no way of
indicating a leak, which is the whole crux of the matter.

You keep talking about detecting a leak. Have you flown a comanche?
Do you consider the pa-24-260 to be unsafe because the fuel gauge
can only read one tank at a time? How often does a tank develop
a leak in flight?

How often does an oil leak develop in flight? Might as well do away with
the oil pressure guage by that reasoning.

Most in flight gas "leaks" in GA aircraft are from the filler cap not
being secure.

--
Jim Pennino

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In article , wrote:

How often does an oil leak develop in flight?

Don't know. But I'd be willing to bet that it's more frequently
than a fuel leak.

Might as well do away with
the oil pressure guage by that reasoning.

Then you didn't understand the reasoning... or more accurately, I wasn't
clear.

btw - the oil pressure gauge works just fine. Determining fuel levels is
a significantly different challenge.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:34:35 -0500, Bob Noel
wrote:

In article , wrote:

How often does an oil leak develop in flight?

Don't know. But I'd be willing to bet that it's more frequently
than a fuel leak.

Oil leaks develop? I thought they were just a fact of life that was
always there.


Might as well do away with
the oil pressure guage by that reasoning.

Then you didn't understand the reasoning... or more accurately, I wasn't
clear.

btw - the oil pressure gauge works just fine. Determining fuel levels is
a significantly different challenge.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Oil leaks develop? I thought they were just a fact of life that was
always there.

Ain't it the truth?

I've spent six years, and a fair number of AMUs, chasing "a" pesky oil leak
in our Lycoming O-540. Every time I think we've licked it, theres a new
drip somewhere else. It really is like owning an old Harley...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:sUxyj.58101$yE1.15312@attbi_s21:

Oil leaks develop? I thought they were just a fact of life that was
always there.

Ain't it the truth?

I've spent six years, and a fair number of AMUs, chasing "a" pesky oil
leak in our Lycoming O-540. Every time I think we've licked it,
theres a new drip somewhere else. It really is like owning an old
Harley...


There's always going to be a drip when you're around.

Bertie

On Mar 2, 6:34*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote innews:sUxyj.58101$yE1.15312@attbi_s21:

Oil leaks develop? *I thought they were just a fact of life that *was
always there.

Ain't it the truth?

I've spent six years, and a fair number of AMUs, chasing "a" pesky oil
leak in our Lycoming O-540. *Every time I think we've licked it,
theres a new drip somewhere else. * It really is like owning an old
Harley...

There's always going to be a drip when you're around.

Bertie

Sooo, Bertie. tell us what kind of plane you own and maintain ?? Jay
has a Cherokee, I have a experimental homebuilt, alot of the others
here have planes... You seem to only fly a computer keyboard.... Are
you really MX in disguise ???

Flame suit on and waiting for another smart ass remark from
ya... :)).........