"R.C.Harrison" wrote:
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> Hi! Guys.
> Am I missing something here ? What does the maintank water drain mod.do? I
> have it fitted and the drain pipes are arranged to be at the absolute lowest
> rear corner of each saddle tank and in the case of the mono(tail wheel on
> the ground) it should catch any water situated in that position?
> Trikes need to be held tail down for the water check with this mod.
If it picks up from the front, it works in ground attitude for
pre-flight check. If that's preferable to occasional maintenance
checks, I found it surprisingly easy to fix, working through the
bottom access holes. It may even pick up a bit more contaminant that
way.
One reason to do it is if the aircraft is ever sold. A unique tank
drain that's ineffective w/o dropping the tail is a subtle but serious
defect. Not so much legal liability, but somebody could get hurt if
they forgot your warning about it.
Best,
Fred F.
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