paulincapetown
Member
Ok so here?s the thing!!
For my 7, I have purchased QB wings , a flop tube and x2 float fuel sender units. I am getting different advice from experienced guys so thought I would post here to find out what the general thinking is.
I expect to do aerobatics up to sportsman level ? i.e. no or very seldom negative G?s. If I want do anything more (aerobatically) I will buy a Pitts ( wish )
The strong advice I am getting from local builders is not to fit the flop tube on the QB wings in addition to the x2 float sender units. A new hole will need to be created in the fuel tank for the flop tube ( and one for the Fuel sender unit) and unless this is fitted correctly, chances of leaks are increased significaly and the amount of work required for the limited benefit is not worth it. I also hear that the flop tube needs replacing every 3-4 years?
I am now starting to think that the flop tube benefits are inconsequential ( I do not have nor am going to put in an inverted fuel system). Am I alone in this thinking or is there a general consensus that for basic aerobatics, a flop tube is required.
For my 7, I have purchased QB wings , a flop tube and x2 float fuel sender units. I am getting different advice from experienced guys so thought I would post here to find out what the general thinking is.
I expect to do aerobatics up to sportsman level ? i.e. no or very seldom negative G?s. If I want do anything more (aerobatically) I will buy a Pitts ( wish )
The strong advice I am getting from local builders is not to fit the flop tube on the QB wings in addition to the x2 float sender units. A new hole will need to be created in the fuel tank for the flop tube ( and one for the Fuel sender unit) and unless this is fitted correctly, chances of leaks are increased significaly and the amount of work required for the limited benefit is not worth it. I also hear that the flop tube needs replacing every 3-4 years?
I am now starting to think that the flop tube benefits are inconsequential ( I do not have nor am going to put in an inverted fuel system). Am I alone in this thinking or is there a general consensus that for basic aerobatics, a flop tube is required.