Another point to add to this might be to not only placard the fuel valve
but have the placard reproduced on the centre tunnel or somewhere easily
visible to act as a reminder. It might save you a few precious seconds.
Andy
>There was some discussion recently about what happens when the main tank
runs
>dry.
>Norman Adam in Bruggen has had this happen twice and he said that the
motor is
>running within few seconds after switching to reserve with no noticable
loss of
>height. The motor windmills and the mechanical pump pulls up fuel quickly
with
>the help of the electric pump.
>
>He said that the last time it happened he was flying with a lady guest and
just
>when he was mentioning how economic the plane is everything went quiet in
front.
>
>He suggests however that we should be sure of our tank switch positions to
be
>able to switch tanks without looking in the tunnel.
>
>Best regrds
>
>Barry
>D-EHBT
>
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