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kfackler(at)ameritech.net
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: Fuel cutoff valve: required or not?

Gentlemen:



If you personally went through the inspection for an airworthiness

certificate, particularly if it was for an ELSA, can you tell me whether a

fuel cutoff value is required? My friend, Mark, believes that in a 'pump UP'

layout such as we have in our Kolbs, that they shouldn't be.



Thanks for your input,



-Ken Fackler

Kolb Mark II / N722KM (reserved but not applied)

Rochester MI

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NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: Fuel cutoff valve: required or not?

Ken



I put a shut off valve on mine and my plane was inspected as a experimental 

by some jerk out of the Grand Rapids MI. office. If you get the same guy he 

was ONLY concerned about the paper work. His inspection consisted of making 

sure the N numbers were the same on both sides of the plane, application 

matched the data on the data plate and all the right info was correct on all 

the forms etc. He wanted to hear the engine run and he was ready to sign 

off. When I asked him to take a closer look at the plane he lifted the seat 

belts and commented they didn't have the proper TSO numbers but he decided 

to let me get away with them. A TSO number is not required on experimental 

so from then on I decided to keep my mouth shut. A few years later I worked 

with another inspector on the phone when I put the redrive on the engine 

that was trying to do his job right but you just never know. The shut off 

valve seemed like a good idea at the time but is it required?????



Do not archive



Rick Neilsen

Redrive VW powered MKIIIc



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David.Lehman

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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: Fuel cutoff valve: required or not?

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[quote] The shut off

valve seemed like a good idea at the time but is it required?????



Do not archive



Rick Neilsen

Redrive VW powered MKIIIc

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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: Fuel cutoff valve: required or not?

shut off valve>>



Hi,

When I built my Challenger the requirement was for a cut off valve which 

could be operated from the cockpit. Unfortunately I forgot it and the 

inspector who was checking on  the building didn`t mention it until the 

plane was almost finished

We contrived a very snazzy system operated through bowden cables which 

turned a cock fitted on the bulkhead just before the carbs.

Cheers



Pat

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