Peter
, You could make an argument for that, but I would guess
most pilots running low on fuel will be flying level in
the hope of getting to somewhere landable, and on top of
that it seems a pity to add unnecessarily to your ready
for service weight if you are going to have your max
allowed pay load reduced by the same amount.
Regards, David
Peter Zutrauen <peterz@zutrasoft.com> wrote:
> shouldn't it be done at max climb angle?
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
> A239
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:23 AM, David Joyce
><davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>wrote:
>
>> davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
>>
>> Ferg, Ideally you measure it yourself. Put say 15 litres
>>in the tank
>> (which will run into both sides) and then with the plane
>>in a flying
>> attitude (ie sill about level) run a fuel pump with the
>>fuel pipe
>> disconnected and draining into a measuring cylinder.
>>What you have left is
>> the bit you are looking for and you either just weigh
>>the plane without
>> bothering to learn exactly how much it is, and/or
>>subtract what came out
>> into your measuring cylinder from what you put in the
>>tank.
>> All the best, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
>>
>>
>> <f.kyle@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> I will shortly be fussing about W&B, or CofG
>>>if you wish, and
>>> note the need to load unavailable tank fuel to the
>>>fuselage for
>>> measurement.
>>>
>>> Can anyone produce the figure in use by (a) the
>>>authority, (b) the kit
>>> maker, (c) the fuel guru or (d) a wild stab? I hesitate
>>>to admit the tank
>>> is
>>> a 1997 unit.....
>>>
>>> I don't relish all this at minus 5 Celcius
>>>but have to look
>>> busy
>>> at something.
>>>
>>> Fair winds,
>>>
>>> Ferg C-FFGG
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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