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Old April 7th 05, 06:35 AM
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On 6-Apr-2005, "Tony" wrote:

I'd fly away half the tank I took off on, switch over, and take most of
the
fuel off the other tank.



An Arrow will get pretty wing-heavy with one tank full and the other at
half. This is particularly true on newer Arrows with 72 gallons usable
fuel. What I do is fly for 45 min on the "takeoff" tank and then switch
every hour. Keeps the fuel load balanced within a few gallons.
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-Elliott Drucker
 




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