REFLECTOR: Fuel imbalance

[Steve]

Check the ball in the turn coordinator, where it goes, goes the fuel. 
Aileron or opposite rudder from a heavy foot on a long trip will do the same thing. Compare hands off flight on a calm day to flying the autopilot and see if the ball or virtual ball is centered. It can also happen if flying solo or left side heavy, slight right aileron to keep the plane level, then a battle with the rudder to hold course and the ball (and fuel) go skidding. 

Steve

Sent from my Galaxy S®III

-------- Original message --------
From: Mark Magee <edjonesbrady at gmail.com> 
Date:  
To: sbjknox <sbjknox at earthlink.net>,Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org> 
Cc: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org> 
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel imbalance 
 
Hi Sid,
It was a spell check fail, to clarify for those who can't interpret an iPhone spell check fail: 'awl iron' was 'aileron' in my brain. Corrected last sentence: 

>>  I think this can happen when we are not flying a crab angle, but with with an autopilot only using aileron control to maintain heading.

Sorry all. I'm not quite adept at interpreting an iPhone spell check fail.

Mark B. Magee
Sent from IPhone 4S

On Feb 15, 2013, at 6:44 PM, "sbjknox" <sbjknox at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: "Mark Magee" <edjonesbrady at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel imbalance
> 
> 
>> Hi Richard,
>> When I flew from Deer Valley AZ to Brady TX 2 years ago in my XLFG I must have had a N wind on a W to E course for halfway home I had nothing showing on my starboard tank, port side nearly full. TruTrack Otto holding a heading on the heading bug had my left wing down and I drained that starboard tank. I think this can happen when we are not flying a crab angle, but with with an autopilot only using awl iron control to maintain heading
>> 
>> Mark B. Magee
>> N34XL
>> Sent from IPhone 4S
> 
> This makes no sense to me.  But then, I don't know what "...only using awl iron control to maintain heading" means.
> So you were flying wuth the ball off-center??
> 
> Sid Knox
> Oklahoma
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