Joe Larussa Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Now this was a first for me. Went to switch tanks today and the handy dandy fuel tank switcher gizmo slipped out of my hands as I got to the off position! I'm surprised how long the engine kept running in the off position. Geeze! Quote
carusoam Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Doing it on the ground, can take so long the engine dies and you may not recognize the cause... Happened on my first taxi of my first flight in my first Mooney... learned that there really isn't a both position in low wing planes. Also learned that it is a good practice to tell the other person in the cockpit about what you are doing... Why surprise the nice plane sales person... Best regards, -a- Quote
BKlott Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 Nothing like a Cessna fuel system. Move selector from "off" to "both" and leave it there, forever. 2 1 Quote
gsxrpilot Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, BKlott said: Nothing like a Cessna fuel system. Move selector from "off" to "both" and leave it there, forever. That's not a "Cessna" system. It's a high wing system. Low wing airplanes can not have a "both" option. It's physics. Quote
Guest Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 1 hour ago, BKlott said: Nothing like a Cessna fuel system. Move selector from "off" to "both" and leave it there, forever. Except that the early 172 series have an AD which says to switch to single tank operation above 5000'. Clarence Quote
EricJ Posted September 16, 2017 Report Posted September 16, 2017 2 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: That's not a "Cessna" system. It's a high wing system. Low wing airplanes can not have a "both" option. It's physics. The Super Cubs I got my tailwheel training in had high wings and no "both" option. Worst of both worlds. It may exist in other airplanes, but the only place I've seen it is in Cessnas. Quote
kpaul Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 3 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: That's not a "Cessna" system. It's a high wing system. Low wing airplanes can not have a "both" option. It's physics. This plane is low wing and has no issues with physics feeding from both tanks. 1 Quote
M016576 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 7 hours ago, kpaul said: This plane is low wing and has no issues with physics feeding from both tanks. It's nice having a turbine's accessory case Quote
kpaul Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 3 hours ago, M016576 said: It's nice having a turbine's accessory case In my approximately 2500 hours in PC-12s I have yet to find much that is not nice about that particular plane. 1 Quote
peevee Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 1 minute ago, kpaul said: In my approximately 2500 hours in PC-12s I have yet to find much that is not nice about that particular plane. 1 Quote
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