REFLECTOR: Fuel sight guages..why?

[Brooke Wolf]

Ok Guys, I have been pondering this question for some time.  Why do we have fuel sight gauges in our Velocities?  The rationale for my doubt is as follows:

 

  1.. Before we fly, we visually observe and measure the fuel quantities in each tank.  We know our fuel burn.  We know flying time.  Therefore we always know our fuel state.  Nothing else required.  Unless...
  2.. We had fuel going somewhere other than into our cylinders.  IE we have a leak!  Ok, we add fuel gauges.  My understanding is that fuel gauges and associated sensing equipment is much more reliable than it was in my 1977 C172.
  3.. Most installations have some sort of a fuel flow (fuel used) computer to be used as a third source of fuel status.  Mine will.
 

There we have it.  Three layers of redundancy.  We could lose any two and still be aware of our fuel state.  Why add more complexity to our machines by bringing fuel inside the cabin?

 

Since so many people have the sight gauges, I fear I am missing something.  Your considered opinions and thoughts please........at some point I am going to be building the strakes!  Let me know what you think.

 

Thanks...Brooke

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