Fuel Gauge Inop VFR Day

I do believe Mike Flyin'8 was making a play on words....

Fuel is no doubt more important than the fuel gauge. Altitude indicator is
a required instrument for VFR Day but the Attitude indicator is not.

The attitude indicator is not at all important for day VFR flying, which
is what the context of the OP was. In IFR conditions, the fuel gauge is
very important.

Regards

wrote:

No arguement from me. It just seems that a fuel gauge is not as important
as the attitude indicator yet the attitude indicator is not required.

Don't know about you, but I never use or need the AI for VFR flight. And if
you're trying IFR flight, it *is* required.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

No arguement from me. It just seems that a fuel gauge is not as important
as the attitude indicator yet the attitude indicator is not required.

Don't know about you, but I never use or need the AI for VFR flight. And if
you're trying IFR flight, it *is* required.

I don't use it much myself, and I'm not IFR qualified.



Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
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"George Patterson" wrote

Don't know about you, but I never use or need the AI for VFR flight. And
if
you're trying IFR flight, it *is* required.

Not if your instructor covers it up, as inoperable! g
--
Jim in NC

For the Canucks among us, CAR 605.14 says, in part:

"DIVISION II - AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
Power-driven Aircraft - Day VFR

"605.14 No person shall conduct a take-off in a power-driven aircraft
for the purpose of day VFR flight unless it is equipped with

"(j) a means for the flight crew, when seated at the flight controls to
determine

"(i) the fuel quantity in each main fuel tank..."

An inaccurate (never mind busted) fuel gauge can't do that. It
can be fun getting the gauges on some airplanes to read anywhere near
accurately. Even replacing gauges or senders or both will often not get
them any more accurate.

Dan

It can be fun getting the gauges on some airplanes to read anywhere near
accurately. Even replacing gauges or senders or both will often not get
them any more accurate.

Why?

Not disputing it, I wouldn't know enough to do that, but just curious.

Regards

about fuel management: I must confess a very embarrassing
incident when I ran out of fuel at the end of a long cross
country: I did the whole planning fine, computed the fuel
required, got my navigation prepared with wind aloft, places
to eat and refuel, length of runways, crossed all the ts,
dotted all the is, and all that, by the book; I was mighty
pleased with myself, and it was one of my first really long
cross-country, i.e., a flight which required a couple of
fuel stops; at the final refuel, I noted that all my
computations were within a gallon or so (well, I don't remember
the details, but pretty close) of the actual fuel burn; a
nice weekend indeed. Exhausted but happy, I got to my car
and drove home; well, I didn't get the fuel exhaustion
on the highway, had to call AAA... the one thing I didn't check
was the car.

there, I had to get that out of my chest eventually,

--Sylvain

"Sylvain" wrote

I got to my car
and drove home; well, I didn't get the fuel exhaustion
on the highway, had to call AAA... the one thing I didn't check
was the car.

there, I had to get that out of my chest eventually,

How sloppy of you. I have never ever, wouldn't even think of doing it,
haven't even come close, and never in a million years will ever, run out of
gas in my car.

Umm, how long is my nose? g

By the way, the saying (in the US, anyway) is to "get that -off- my chest."
g
--
Jim in NC

I got to my car and drove home, well I didn't get there fuel exhaustion on the
highway, had to call AAA... the one thing I didn't check was the car.

LOL well everybody is human :-) barring trolls of course!

I know some terribly serious horseriders who have done all the
preparation for a big show, got all the kit, driving miles to get
there, only to find they forgot to put the horse in the lorry :-o

I still think its better to run out in a car, than a plane, but maybe
I'm just too cautious.

Regards

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:31:57 -0700, Sylvain wrote:

I didn't get the fuel exhaustion
on the highway, had to call AAA... the one thing I didn't check
was the car.


Funny story!!! At least you were prepared with AAA.

z