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| Subject: | Re: fuel starvation problem while doing a high angle |
of attack, power on stall
What were your pre-first-flight fuel flow numbers at various fuel levels
and angles of attack?
On 5 Dec 2014 10:52, "Jim Kress" <jim.kress@att.net> wrote:
> On a training flight yesterday in a Zenith STOL 750 with an 0-200 engine
> we experienced a short stoppage of the engine while doing a prolonged high
> angle of attack, power on stall. We had about half tanks of fuel on
> board. Once the engine quit we lowered the nose and immediately turned on
> the electric fuel pump. The engine came back to life and the rest of the
> flight was uneventful. This phenomenon was not experienced during the 40
> hour flight testing period.
> There is a placard advising that the "electric boost pump should be used
> for takeoff and landing", however perhaps this should be changed to say, "
> electric boost pump should be used during training maneuvers and low level
> operations" or something like that.
> Jim Kress CFII
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