Peter R. wrote:

NoSpam wrote:


Is there a way to ACCURATELY measure the available fuel in the tanks of a
general single-engine piston aircraft???


Just after receiving my private pilot certificate, I bought a FuelHawk
to accurately measure remaining fuel in my Skyhawk's tanks:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?O202128F6

Due to the type of missions I routinely fly, I often have to trade fuel
for passenger and luggage weight. This stick is indispensable in
assisting me with W/B planning and fuel/reserve estimates.

I would be very uncomfortable flying one of these missions without it.

I bought the fuel hawk for my 182. Total waste of money. My left tank
reads a different distance up the stick than the right tank for the same
amount of fuel. Also the stated quantity on the stick is not correct
for either tank. So I had to make my own. I used a 50 cent wooden
dowel and an ink pen to mark 5 gallon increments, left tank on one end
and right tank on the other.