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Old December 16th 04, 10:24 PM
G.R. Patterson III
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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
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