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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9
This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
Ron Garret wrote:
http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. You might want to change that to "gauge." |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
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Sam Spade wrote: Ron Garret wrote: http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. You might want to change that to "gauge." Done. (I was never very good at speling.) rg |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
On Dec 7, 10:20 am, Sam Spade wrote:
Ron Garret wrote: http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. You might want to change that to "gauge." Or not. Gage is a perfectly fine variant. |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
On Dec 8, 8:35 am, Sam Spade wrote:
wrote: On Dec 7, 10:20 am, Sam Spade wrote: Ron Garret wrote: http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. You might want to change that to "gauge." Or not. Gage is a perfectly fine variant. Say what? gage [gayj] noun (plural gag·es) (archaic) 1.pledge: something that is given or left as security until a debt is paid or an obligation is fulfilled 2.token of challenge: a glove or other object that is thrown down or offered as a challenge to fight 3.challenge: a challenge to fight transitive verb (past gaged, past participle gaged, present participle gag·ing, 3rd person present singular gag·es) (archaic) 1.offer something as pledge: to offer something as security against a debt or other obligation 2.BETTING offer as stake in bet: to offer something as a stake in a bet A dictionary will help: From Merriam-Webster: Main Entry: gauge Variant(s): also gage \ˈgāj\ Function: noun 2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: Furthermo Many Cessna Information Manuals also use this spelling. You can too. |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
"Ron Garret" wrote in message
... http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. This is typical for a Cessna and a few others where the fuel gauge uses the same technology as a toilet tank float. A fuel totalizer is a very nice thing to have. |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
"Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote in message ... "Ron Garret" wrote in message ... http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. This is typical for a Cessna and a few others where the fuel gauge uses the same technology as a toilet tank float. A fuel totalizer is a very nice thing to have. Float-type sending units are, in fact, simpler than toilet tank float valves, and more reliable. They work reliably for decades. However, many have been in service nearly forty years. Eventually the resistance winding will develop spots where the wiper doesn't make good contact, and the gauge (U.S.) or gage (Brit.) will fluctuate wildly for a few minutes, until fuel is burned off and the wiper moves to a new location, then the gauge works normally again. Simple and relatively simple to fix. Do you believe fuel totalizers are more reliable? Or capacitance systems? Do you trust totalizers totally? |
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This is why you should never trust your fuel gages
"Dale Scroggins" wrote in message
... "Mike" nospam @ aol.com wrote in message ... "Ron Garret" wrote in message ... http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner. This is typical for a Cessna and a few others where the fuel gauge uses the same technology as a toilet tank float. A fuel totalizer is a very nice thing to have. Float-type sending units are, in fact, simpler than toilet tank float valves, and more reliable. They work reliably for decades. However, many have been in service nearly forty years. Eventually the resistance winding will develop spots where the wiper doesn't make good contact, and the gauge (U.S.) or gage (Brit.) will fluctuate wildly for a few minutes, until fuel is burned off and the wiper moves to a new location, then the gauge works normally again. Simple and relatively simple to fix. If what you say is true, why do quite a few relatively new planes exhibit the same symptoms? Do you believe fuel totalizers are more reliable? Or capacitance systems? Do you trust totalizers totally? I've flown lots of planes with totalizers and never seen a failure. I've also seen lots of failures and gross errors in float type systems (new and old), so in my experience, yes they are more reliable. As far as your last question it appears to be argumentative. I could just as easily ask you if you trust the standard Cessna fuel gauge totally, but neither really deserves an answer. |
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