N941WR
Legacy Member
I've been following this thread with great interest. Back in the dark ages when I got my PPL we were taught never to run a tank dry as you might suck up some junk that keeps the engine from restarting. In thinking about this logic, I would think that "junk" has to be something floating in the fuel because if it sinks, the engine would have already sucked it up.
Smokyray, I verified the accuracy of my gauges with the plane in a level flight attitude when I calibrated my capacitance senders. Then I watched the gauges go down as I drained each tank.
(PS. I'm not judging those who have done this test. Just commenting on what I was taught and how I tested my plane.)
... If you never run a tank dry inflight, how do you verify the accuracy of the gauge? During testing on all three of my airplanes I built I tested the accuracy of the gauges at a safe altitude by running a tank dry. It's a non-event.
Smokyray, I verified the accuracy of my gauges with the plane in a level flight attitude when I calibrated my capacitance senders. Then I watched the gauges go down as I drained each tank.
(PS. I'm not judging those who have done this test. Just commenting on what I was taught and how I tested my plane.)