---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 02/13/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:08 AM - Cover of General Aviation News (dfwilt@AOL.COM) 2. 07:43 PM - Re: Running tank dry (selwyn) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:08:17 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Cover of General Aviation News From: dfwilt@AOL.COM Check out the cover of General Aviation News, February 10th edition! http://issuu.com/flyermedia/docs/20120210/1 Donna Wilt N616DW ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:43:43 PM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Running tank dry From: "selwyn" Hi Bob, A little delayed I know but I thought I would share my experience with running a tank dry. In October I (with my wife) flew our Lightning from our home in Horsham Victoria to Perth WA for a round trip of some 3000NM (plus sightseeing). On the way beck we had one long leg from Forrest in the middle of the Nullarbor to Port Pirie, north of Adelaide and I decided to run one tank to close to exhaustion to get a good handle on my fuel situation. In the event, about two minutes before the clock said zero fuel the tank ran dry. The engine did not cut dead but ran really rough and probably was not putting out much power. You will understand that this is my impression in the five seconds or so it took me to flick on the fuel pump and change tanks, I didn't stop to take notes :). In the event we covered the 530 mile leg in a tick over 4 hours with around 50 min fuel remaining which I think makes the Lightning a fair to middling cross country aeroplane. Overall we did 33 hours flying at 130kt TAS, 24lph fuel and just under one liter of oil all up. We had friends in a C172 XP accompanying us and they were 10 knots behind on speed and 10 lph ahead on fuel used. I think it an advantage that you don't have a "both" option on your fuel management. If you have both tanks on the engine stops when the first one runs dry and you then have to fiddle about turning tanks off to isolate the empty one by trial and error. Not a good idea. -------- Cheers, Selwyn Kit 66 VH-ELZ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366247#366247 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.