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Old 11-29-2012, 12:05 PM
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Pete - one more thing to check are the screws that hold the fittings in the Andair valve. I left them out for some reason when I initially installed the valve, only to have one of the fittings come off when I double checked the torque on the fittings - it was the only time in my whole build where I really got the "chills" thinking what if.

You may very well have installed and checked them already, but thought I'd mention it just to be sure.

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Old 11-29-2012, 12:35 PM
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Looks good Pete.

Just a reminder, since I didn't see the words "grounded the airplane" anywhere in the posts, make sure the aircraft is well grounded when messing around with fuel. You'll be using gas cans fairly often for the next couple of months as you get the fuel level calibration just right.

I liked to ground the aircraft, and then make sure I always had skin touching the airframe AND the fuel can when pouring fuel. I also attached a ground to the fuel can, even if it might seem useless with a plastic container like you show in the picture. I would pull the plane completly out of the hangar. I also followed all these precautions when pouring fuel from one container to another, and when draining fuel from a wing.

You can't be too cautious.
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Old 11-30-2012, 09:53 AM
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With an A model, is the attitude of the plane on its tricycle gear close enough to in-flight cruise attitude to do optimal fuel level calibrations?

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Old 11-30-2012, 12:43 PM
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Pete - one more thing to check are the screws that hold the fittings in the Andair valve. I left them out for some reason when I initially installed the valve, only to have one of the fittings come off when I double checked the torque on the fittings - it was the only time in my whole build where I really got the "chills" thinking what if.
I did check the screws, but now that you point it out.... I am going to look yet again. I recall Iron Flight had an issue during his RV3 flight testing. Worth the time to check again. Thanks.

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Just a reminder, since I didn't see the words "grounded the airplane" anywhere in the posts, make sure the aircraft is well grounded when messing around with fuel. You'll be using gas cans fairly often for the next couple of months as you get the fuel level calibration just right.
You are correct. I didn't mention grounding, as I did not do that. What are you using for a grounding strap for the plane?

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With an A model, is the attitude of the plane on its tricycle gear close enough to in-flight cruise attitude to do optimal fuel level calibrations?
Yes. After running the fuel system tests, I sent the caps off to Aircraft Specialty to get engraved. When they come back, I will add one gallon at a time while setting each calibration step on my TruTrak EFIS. It allows for 15 set points. I was thinking of setting the first 'empty' set point at 2 gallons, and they counting up one gallon at a time from there.
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