I have a turtlepac bladder with a facet pump which connects to the breather
fitting.
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William Daniell
LONGPORT
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On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 8:07 AM Kingsley Hurst <kingsnjan@westnet.com.au>
wrote:
> kingsnjan@westnet.com.au>
>
> William,
>
> I have a long range tank but I have never used the syphon method because
> I am unable to understand how all the fuel in the long range tank can be
> used without emptying one side of the main tank too.
>
> In Australia, I mainly find the extra fuel capacity very handy for out
> and return flights where each leg is over 2 hrs and fuel is not readily
> available like in other countries.
>
> In one Europa I have, the LR tank plumbs into the existing fuel system
> and the fuel can be transferred in flight after about 1.5 hrs by means
> of a fuel pump under the baggage bay area making every litre available
> from that tank while there is still plenty of fuel in the main tank.
>
> In my other Europa, I don't have the same plumbing so I carry a spare
> fuel pump with a hose and a piece of aluminium pipe. The aluminium pipe
> is inserted into the LR tank and the pump plugs into a power outlet
> socket and decants the fuel into the main tank via the normal filler
> neck. On an out and return flight as just mentioned or a long one way
> flight, I transfer the fuel either at the destination or a convenient
> landing spot while we enjoy a cuppa and a sandwich and/or carry out
> other functions required after being in the air for a considerable
> period of time.
>
> It works well and I am very pleased I have it.
>
> Best regards
> Kingsley in Oz
>
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