On Feb 21, 2:23*pm, B A R R Y wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:
I never use the fuel gauges for anything
other than passing reference, since we do everything by visual
inspection and the timer

Doesn't everyone?

Do people actually use the fuel gauges?

Are you serious? You're supposed to frequently cross-check your timing
calculations against the gauges, in part so you can discover a fuel
leak before it's too late. That's why an inoperative fuel gauge makes
a plane unairworthy, and illegal to fly.