Weight and balance, ballast, trim when flying alone

Bob Moore wrote in
46.128:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote

Bob Moore wrote
I have lots of time in YAK-52s, no tank selector at all, just
a fuel ON/OFF switch. Works very well.

Must have some system to get around the problem. It has wing tanks?
Or dos it feed to the engine out of a header tank which is in turn fed
by the wing tanks?

Yes, two wing tanks and a header tank in the engine compartment.

And how does it shift fuel to the header? Elec pumps?


Bertie

Jim Stewart wrote in
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dVaridel wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote
On Jan 15, 5:37 pm, WingFlaps wrote:
Will wonders never cease, he admits it at last! The answer is that
MSFS simulation is nothing like really flying.
I hope not because I still can't land the Cessna 150 in MSFS.

::chuckle::

I use FSX to practice IFR (as a strictly VFR pilot) and landing is
hard work in the sim as so many clues are just not there. It's a
wacky universe in there, I can complete a credible (as in still
flyable afterward) circuit in a B737 but can't pass the MS PPL
checkride!

FS are cheap to run, but the real word is far, far better. Sorta
like comparing sandpaper with a beach ......

Or sex with a real mate instead of your hand...


What was it about sand and sandpaper that made you think of that?

Bertie

Bob Moore wrote:
Bertie the Bunyip wrote

Bob Moore wrote
I have lots of time in YAK-52s, no tank selector at all, just
a fuel ON/OFF switch. Works very well.
Must have some system to get around the problem. It has wing tanks?
Or dos it feed to the engine out of a header tank which is in turn fed
by the wing tanks?

Yes, two wing tanks and a header tank in the engine compartment.

Bob Moore

My bet is it also has pumps from the wings to the header and only draws
fuel from the header. Hence no sucking on an empty tank.

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Stewart wrote in
:

dVaridel wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote
On Jan 15, 5:37 pm, WingFlaps wrote:
Will wonders never cease, he admits it at last! The answer is that
MSFS simulation is nothing like really flying.
I hope not because I still can't land the Cessna 150 in MSFS.
::chuckle::

I use FSX to practice IFR (as a strictly VFR pilot) and landing is
hard work in the sim as so many clues are just not there. It's a
wacky universe in there, I can complete a credible (as in still
flyable afterward) circuit in a B737 but can't pass the MS PPL
checkride!

FS are cheap to run, but the real word is far, far better. Sorta
like comparing sandpaper with a beach ......
Or sex with a real mate instead of your hand...


What was it about sand and sandpaper that made you think of that?

You're the one that put the two together...

Jim Stewart wrote in
:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Jim Stewart wrote in
:

dVaridel wrote:
"Robert M. Gary" wrote
On Jan 15, 5:37 pm, WingFlaps wrote:
Will wonders never cease, he admits it at last! The answer is that
MSFS simulation is nothing like really flying.
I hope not because I still can't land the Cessna 150 in MSFS.
::chuckle::

I use FSX to practice IFR (as a strictly VFR pilot) and landing is
hard work in the sim as so many clues are just not there. It's a
wacky universe in there, I can complete a credible (as in still
flyable afterward) circuit in a B737 but can't pass the MS PPL
checkride!

FS are cheap to run, but the real word is far, far better. Sorta
like comparing sandpaper with a beach ......
Or sex with a real mate instead of your hand...


What was it about sand and sandpaper that made you think of that?

You're the one that put the two together...



Mm, it was the next thing you came up with.... Oh never mind.

Bertie

On Jan 15, 12:53*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
What is your method for handling weight and balance when you are piloting a
small aircraft alone? *Do you just trim to adjust for the lateral imbalance,
or do you put something on the other side of the plane (ballast, luggage,
etc.) to balance it out, or what?

It's never been much of an issue on my Cherokee. Although it can get
a little left or right wing heavy due to fuel imbalance, the effect is
small, and when I do think I detect it, just the weight of my fingers
on the yoke counteracts it.

writes:

Is there a fee to walk?

As city dwellers know, in a big city, you can't go outside without spending
money.

Gig 601XL Builder writes:

Where would you place a fuel pump in a low wing plane with a tank in
each wing that would not suck air from the empty tank?

In a common sump that is lower than either tank.

On Jan 16, 7:22 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
Is there a fee to walk?

As city dwellers know, in a big city, you can't go outside without spending
money.

I've walked in New York for free many times -- as a resident and a
transient.

Walking is still free. It's the stopping for a latte that's costing
you.


..

It's been fun, but I'm heading out to fly a Real Bonanza over the Real
surface of the earth in the Real atmosphere. The refresh rate is
awesome!

Be sure to turn crash detection off.

Good one!

:-)
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Iowa City, IA
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