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1. 09:19 AM - Re: Fuel Management (Erich Trombley)
2. 11:19 AM - Re: Re: Fuel Management (Mike Christine Duane)
3. 12:49 PM - Re: Alt Light Flickers (h&jeuropa)
4. 01:23 PM - Re: Fuel Management (h&jeuropa)
5. 03:21 PM - Re: Oil tank gurgling (burping) (rampil)
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| Subject: | RE: Fuel Management |
Mike,
I have a single Floscan Series 200 flow meter which is incredibly accurate (typically
within a tenth of a gallon). It is connected downstream of the fuel selector
valve. I also have a fuel pressure/head sensor (thank you Jim Butcher)
mounted adjacent to the flow meter, and while not as accurate, it does provide
a good representation of whats actually in the tank. Both units are tied into
my Dynon Skyview which performs a cross check comparison between the two which
is really nice.
I just recently disconnected the original sight gauge as I was never comfortable
with fuel in the cabin, and during the last annual inspection noted some fuel
staining on the carpet by the footwell.
Good luck with the remained of your Phase I flight testing. Let me know if I can
help out.
Erich Trombley
N28ET Classic Mono 914
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1 Cup Of This (Tonight) Will Burn Your Belly Fat Like Crazy
Wise Med
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| Subject: | Re: RE: Fuel Management |
Thanks Eric,
Ill look at theFlowscan during my research.
Mike
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 2, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Erich Trombley <erichdtrombley@juno.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> I have a single Floscan Series 200 flow meter which is incredibly accurate (typically
within a tenth of a gallon). It is connected downstream of the fuel selector
valve. I also have a fuel pressure/head sensor (thank you Jim Butcher)
mounted adjacent to the flow meter, and while not as accurate, it does provide
a good representation of whats actually in the tank. Both units are tied into
my Dynon Skyview which performs a cross check comparison between the two which
is really nice.
>
> I just recently disconnected the original sight gauge as I was never comfortable
with fuel in the cabin, and during the last annual inspection noted some fuel
staining on the carpet by the footwell.
>
> Good luck with the remained of your Phase I flight testing. Let me know if I
can help out.
>
> Erich Trombley
> N28ET Classic Mono 914
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> 1 Cup Of This (Tonight) Will Burn Your Belly Fat Like Crazy
> Wise Med
> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/5b12c3437b1514343694cst04vuc
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Alt Light Flickers |
The problem has been solved by replacing the LED with a 1 1/2 watt incandescent
lamp. The install manual calls for 3 watt but thats not available in the size
/ style I need.
I tried the resistor idea and the LED was on all the time.
Jim Butcher
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| Subject: | Re: Fuel Management |
Mike,
We have a sight gauge behind the seat, actually on the face of the baggage bay.
It is calibrated for the tail down configuration and is used when filling the
tank.
We have a pair of flow transducers, one for flow into engine and one for return
flow that display on our GRT EFIS (GRT requires 2 transducers for a 914 setup).
We have a pressure sensor at the bottom of the tank that gives independent
fuel quantity reading. That sensor is calibrated with the plane in level flight
attitude. This setup is like Erichs except he has just one transducer.
We have connected the two tank outlets together to simplify fuel management. With
914 there is roughly 40 gph being returned to the tank. Knowing how much
is in the reserve side and when to switch and not leave unusable fuel in the reserve
can be difficult. Tied together there is no question.
We check after flight that the fuel remaining from level flight gauge and flow
transducer agrees with what the sight gauge shows when back in the hangar. Thats
a way to have confidence in the gauging and to verify no leaks.
We think most people do not use the foot sight gauge as it is hard to read, not
accurate because of distance from the tank and there are safety concerns with
a fuel hose running thru the cockpit.
We tried a capacitance gauge originally but different fuels 100LL vs MOGAS will
indicate differently.
With only using 5-6 gph, measuring fuel remaining accurately is important. A 1
gal error is 20 minutes flying.
Get in touch with Erich. Hes done a lot of novel things to his Europa.
Jim & Heather
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| Subject: | Re: Oil tank gurgling (burping) |
absolutely normal behavior
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Ira N224XS
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