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RE: Europa-List: fuel tank selectors?

Subject: RE: Europa-List: fuel tank selectors?
From: Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:49:52
Hi Frans=2C
My  Andair fuel valve is mounted on the fuselage floor=2C and the selector 
is on top of the tunnel at the very back. If I remember correctly=2C I obta
ined an extension piece from Andair.Karl

> Date: Wed=2C 4 Dec 2013 14:55:28 +0100
> From: frans@privatepilots.nl
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: fuel tank selectors?
> 
> 
> On 12/04/2013 02:21 PM=2C gtagr wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have any advice/experience of using the Andair
> > range of selectors fitted to the upper horizontal surface of the
> > tunnel - just aft of the instrument panel?  Not sure in particular if
> > at that height (about 350mm higher than the tank outlets) it may
> > cause problems - and if to overcome that=2C if anyone has used a remote
> > selector connected by a shaft to the valve sited closer to the
> > fuselage floor?  Soonest replies appreciated.
> 
> I have such an Andair selector (like many others)=2C and indeed mounted i
t
> quite low with an extension shaft to the selector knob. I'm very happy
> with the setup.
> 
> The Europa supplied fuel valve is a piece of junk if you ask me=2C never
> installed it (like so many other supplied pieces). I got the impression
> it is for the water supply in the house and never intended for fuel=2C le
t
> alone for installation in an aircraft. It is heavy as well.
> 
> Frans
> 
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