REFLECTOR: Low fuel warning, (was) SERG Fuel Lines

[Tom Falls]

I like simple. Got any pictures? My one concern with the tubing is mostly
due to aesthetics. I don't care for the look of them, but I also think
non-flyers/technical types will not get a warm fuzzy feeling sitting
elbow-to-elbow with the fuel plumbing, having just heard me tell them that
this is a home built experimental. Yes I know the Atkinson gauges are the
same, but the connotation to newbie flyers is completely different. I want
to instill confidence in my non-flying friends that this plane I built with
my own 2 hands is (will be) a safe plane.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Scott Derrick
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 10:34 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Low fuel warning, (was) SERG Fuel Lines

I have sight gages and cap fuel sensors in the mains hooked up to a 
Dynon EMS.

My sight gages are the factory, 90 degree brass fittings with tubing for 
the see through part. I love um. Simple, simple simple.  I use Tygon 
clear Laboratory quality tubing, thick wall. Its tough stuff!  When the 
tubing starts getting dirty on the inside and it does, about every 4 
years.  I wack off a couple more 6 inch pieces of my lifetime 6 ft roll 
and swap them out.  Thy now look brand new!

Scott

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Low fuel warning, (was) SERG Fuel Lines
From: Tom Falls <tomfalls6 at gmail.com>
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: 06/04/2011 10:12 AM

> Being a genuine certified coward, I certainly plan on using Kurt's advice
to
> THINK ahead and measure fuel on the ground and calculate
time-in-the-tanks.
> Continuing on that thought, I am installing a capacitance fuel gauge in
each
> tank feeding a Dynon for low fuel alert, plus Atkinson Fuel Sight Gauges
on
> each as well to give me assurances that nothing has gone wrong during
> flight. Based on all your inputs I'm leaning strongly away from installing
a
> sensor on the sump. I can always add it later, but it doesn't seem to add
> much safety while at the same time potentially adding a distraction if
false
> alarms are an ongoing issue as others have reported.
>
> Tom
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of sbjknox
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 6:45 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Low fuel warning, (was) SERG Fuel Lines
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Gietzen"<ALVentures at cox.net>
>
>
>> My sump (SE RG) measured at 2.3 ga.  Yes; the fuel warning there is
pretty
>> much a 'too late!' light; so you need something else.  I have a
>> capacitance
>> probe on one side that reads out on the EM, and had the sight-gauge (no
>> longer works) on the other.  I like to measure the fuel in the tanks with
>> the old-fashioned calibrated stick; then set the totalizer and have it
>> keep
>> track of usage.  The readout will begin blinking when it gets to less
than
>
>> 6
>> gallons (not counting sump) remaining. If I slow to 150 KTAS, that gives
>> me
>> an hour total.
>> Al
>
>
> My two sight gages are marked with gallons and are very accurate but are a
> pain to see in flight.  My totalizer is a great, very accurate real-time
> indicator but is worthless in the (rare) event of fuel loss due to leak
from
>
> filler caps or other.  My capacitance fuel gage is not as accurate as the
> sight gages but provides me a "sanity check" on the totalizer. However,
the
> capacitance gage goes TU if I get a crappy batch of gas with water and/or
> (?) ethanol.
>
> A passenger in the back seat can give me periodic sight-gage readings if
> required.
>
> Sid
>
>
>
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