Good Morning Al,
I'm not flying yet....still in the build phase......but when I hooked up my
fuel plumbing....I did notice that you could drain the entire tank but you
would have to first drain one side then the other. The hump in the muddle of
the
fuel tank gives you the separation from main and reserve side. You should
have about 2 gal. in the reserve side, but that can be effected by flying in
turbulence due to the sloshing moving some fuel back over to the main side
after you switch. So if you ever got into a position where you switched to your
reserve and then used all of it, you might find a little more fuel by
switching back to the main side.
So, unlike a motorcycle that places a reserve pickup at a lower level in the
tank, the Europa has a tank like a saddle bag with a takeoff at the bottom
of both sides.
I hope this helps.
Mike Duane A207A
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
Jabiru 3300
Sensenich R64Z N
Ground Adjustable Prop
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