How much fuel do you prefer to carry?

On Aug 10, 10:51 am, B A R R Y wrote:
Rocky Stevens wrote:

A large number of accidents are not because of running out of fuel per
se, but bad "fuel management," i.e. forgetting to switch tanks.

Got a citation for that? Very high on the emergency checklist of every
multiple tanked aircraft I've ever flown is "switch tanks". There's
also an item on approach lists mentioning proper tank choice in some manner.


I probably misspoke; I just seem to recall reading a lot of reports
that featured one tank running empty while the other was full.
I'm
not quite sure why the two tanks are not connected in such a way that
they drain at an equal rate.

Some are, like a 172. On those, when you're out, you're done. At least
with a selector valve you've got a serious warning once one runs dry.


Never thought of it that way. I ride a motorcycle, and motorcycles
have a "reserve" tank (not really a separate tank) that you can switch
to when you "run out" of gas This way you know when you are low on
fuel, since most motorcycles do not have fuel gauges. Personally I
would rather have a damned fuel gauge; trying to turn a valve by your
knee while riding at highway speeds, all the while losing engine
power, is not the safest way to go. (Sorry for the non-aviation blurb;
lack of a fuel gauge in motorcycles is just a pet peeve of mine).

Rocky Stevens writes:

Sorry for the non-aviation blurb; lack of a fuel gauge in motorcycles
is just a pet peeve of mine.

There's no excuse for designing motorcycles without fuel gauges. Then again,
the systems of small aircraft seem just as frozen in time.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Rocky Stevens writes:

Sorry for the non-aviation blurb; lack of a fuel gauge in motorcycles
is just a pet peeve of mine.

There's no excuse for designing motorcycles without fuel gauges. Then
again, the systems of small aircraft seem just as frozen in time.



You are a moron.


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Rocky Stevens writes:

Sorry for the non-aviation blurb; lack of a fuel gauge in motorcycles
is just a pet peeve of mine.

There's no excuse for designing motorcycles without fuel gauges. Then
again, the systems of small aircraft seem just as frozen in time.

There is no excuse for your existence, fjukwjit.

Rocky Stevens wrote:

Never thought of it that way. I ride a motorcycle, and motorcycles
have a "reserve" tank (not really a separate tank) that you can switch
to when you "run out" of gas

There are a few old planes with the same setup.

I think some Taylorcrafts had a reserve tank.

B A R R Y wrote in news:NPGnk.35455$ZE5.11635
@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com:

Rocky Stevens wrote:

Never thought of it that way. I ride a motorcycle, and motorcycles
have a "reserve" tank (not really a separate tank) that you can switch
to when you "run out" of gas

There are a few old planes with the same setup.

I think some Taylorcrafts had a reserve tank.


Bikes don't have a resere tank, they have a stand pipe that takes the
normal supply from an inch or two up in the tank. When that runs dry, you
selct reserve and you can get at all the fuel.
No airplane ever had that kind of instalation
The "reserve" in the T-craft was another tank that fed into the main in the
nose. Lots of airplanes of the period have this setup.


Bertie

"Rocky Stevens" wrote

Never thought of it that way. I ride a motorcycle, and motorcycles
have a "reserve" tank (not really a separate tank) that you can switch
to when you "run out" of gas This way you know when you are low on
fuel, since most motorcycles do not have fuel gauges. Personally I
would rather have a damned fuel gauge; trying to turn a valve by your
knee while riding at highway speeds, all the while losing engine
power, is not the safest way to go. (Sorry for the non-aviation blurb;
lack of a fuel gauge in motorcycles is just a pet peeve of mine).

After you gain some experience riding you will learn to fuel up after having
driven x number of miles. You will also become comfortable switching to
reserve if you need to without any trouble and while riding at highway
speeds.

Motorcycles are generally not the safest mode of transportation out there,
so if it is safety that you are primarily concerned with, perhaps a
motorcycle is a bad choice for you.

BDS writes:

Motorcycles are generally not the safest mode of transportation out there,
so if it is safety that you are primarily concerned with, perhaps a
motorcycle is a bad choice for you.

Alas! The same can be said of flying small aircraft. I don't think anyone
chooses to ride a motorcycle or fly a plane because he wants to increase his
personal safety.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

BDS writes:

Motorcycles are generally not the safest mode of transportation out
there, so if it is safety that you are primarily concerned with,
perhaps a motorcycle is a bad choice for you.

Alas! The same can be said of flying small aircraft. I don't think
anyone chooses to ride a motorcycle or fly a plane because he wants to
increase his personal safety.


What's it to you? You don't fly and never will.

Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

BDS writes:

Motorcycles are generally not the safest mode of transportation out
there, so if it is safety that you are primarily concerned with,
perhaps a motorcycle is a bad choice for you.

Alas! The same can be said of flying small aircraft. I don't think
anyone chooses to ride a motorcycle or fly a plane because he wants to
increase his personal safety.


Antony, you are a ****ing moron who doesn't know **** from Shinola. Go
stick your head back up your ass. That is the only useful thing you've
ever done in your miserable life.