Yes,,,,,but... the method of modifying it as I described will correct for the 3-point stance of the taildragger.lowNslow wrote:Interesting, perhaps that is why the dipstick George mentioned above starts at minus 2 instead of zero.jrenwick wrote:If you measure unuseable fuel that way, you'll come up with more than the 37 gallons Cessna claimed was useable. I calibrated my stick the other way -- started with a full tank (37 gallons useable), removed two gallons, marked the stick (35 gallons), lather, rinse, repeat. If you do that, zero on the stick corresponds to zero useable in the tank.
Fuel Tabs (Gallons Left)
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GAHorn
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Re: Fuel Tabs (Gallons Left)
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Re: Fuel Tabs (Gallons Left)
So is the stick showing total fuel or usable fuel?gahorn wrote:
Yes,,,,,but... the method of modifying it as I described will correct for the 3-point stance of the taildragger.
Karl
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Re: Fuel Tabs (Gallons Left)
Useable fuel with the modified Fuel Hawk. (When flying, I don't care one whit about unuseable fuel.)
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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