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Ask ATC: Minimum Fuel vs. Fuel Emergency
ATC controllers discuss the difference between what it means to call "Minimum Fuel" vs "Fuel Emergency" ATC is there to help you, right @Hostman?! (if you make the wrong ca...- Nothing is infallible. Question everything. Check everything. Fly with a backup plan (plans B, .... C, D, etc), sufficient altitude. In most systems there will always be a single point failure spot--- even if equipped with a backup fuel pump. Revo
- Topic 3) Leaving the pattern to early The beginning of every fli...gas related problems that clogged his fuel filter. Take off was fine a...traight out. He had just enough fuel in his carb bowls climb to...ad, a binding throttle cable, clogged fuel fi...
- Pilots tip of the Week: Forced Landing Checklist Question: "I had an engine failure on dow...id not block the door open, turn all switches off, tighten seat belt, and turn fuel su...
13 Catching Up--- more in this Long Distance Trike Flying Adventure series
Catching Up:Yesterday I left Aberdeen, SD before sun up with the idea of gettingas far as possible. Some weather...eroute to buy gas if I had to return to Aberdeen but luckily Mike metme at the fuel pu...- "“She ended up freezing to death out there” Lenz said, ... “She succumbed to hypothermi...per Archer crashed 11 miles from the airport on Nov. 26, 2012, minutes after a fuel st...
Is Carb Ice A Concern When Flying in Hot, Humid Climates? (Pilot Workshops)
Do you guys link to PilotWorkshops.com? We get email newsletters that are sometimes interesting. I...ice. Use of carburetor heat reduces available power and changes your air/fuel ra...- Before I back fill you in on Craig's adventures so far, here's a recent report:From John Williams:Craig and I dep...n Maryland and Delaware on the way up to NJ. We took a break and topped off on fuel in...
- The Grand Canyon Last Friday (Oct. 26) was a nice day for a morning flight out o...t to the hangar arriving at 8 PM. Loaded the trike, fueled it up, pre-flighted it and...t 6609') the next morning where I unloaded my extra fuel ta...
- Date: June 27Subject: The LadyBarry and I got up, caught an early cab back to Lakewood Airportand started getting...river.") and WestPoint where the US Army Military Academy is located. A quick fuel st...