Happy Dog wrote:

I think that there's a certain measure of hyperbole involved. This has
happened plenty of times and the fuel doesn't drain at that rate.

It happened to a friend of mine in a Grumman. The fuel *does* drain at that
rate. He lost five gallons out of one tank and never reached pattern altitude
(did a fast 360 at about 400').

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.