REFLECTOR: Fuel gages, long flight bladder management, was Floaters

[Sid Knox]

Hi Chuck,

> I take it the photo showing 65 gallon capacity wasn't from your Velo.
> If it was, you get the big-tank award.  Or, if it was in liters, you get
> the teenie-bladder award.

No, it is gallons...total in both tanks (since they are plumbed together). 
Max fuel in my Velocity is 72 gal with both tanks filled to within about 1/4 
inch from overflow.

As for the bladder issue on long flights, here is another trick I learned 
from a magazine article... carry an extra-absorbent baby diaper in a 
zip-lock bag. Use as many times as necessary during the flight and simply 
drop the bag in a trash container at your destination.  Yes, this may sound 
silly, but on a long flight (I don't like to stop once I get going) it pays 
off by allowing one to drink water as needed to prevent dehydration.

My longest non-stop flight was from Ashland Oregon (SO3) to Tahlequah 
Oklahoma (TQH) about 1500 st mi. Flying solo and running well lean-of-peak 
(Lyc IO-360C1C, MT 3-blade) and with some diversions for storms in Kansas, 
flight time was about 10 hours and I still had about 1.5 hours fuel when I 
got home.

Sid Knox
Oklahoma

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