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Guy Buchanan

Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:06 am Post subject: Engine out..deadstick landing required..question on heade

On 6/25/2012 9:51 AM, kitfoxjunky(at)decisionlabs.com (kitfoxjunky(at)decisionlabs.com) wrote:  	  Quote: 	
		  The airplane has flown for several hours since the engine failure.   All of it over the home strip.   Maybe it actually was bad gas. 	
 

 Can't imagine "bad gas". Water, yes. Sediment, unlikely. Since it happened when he switched tanks he could still be feeding off the "good" full tank, though I would hope he's seeing flow in both tanks as he flies, or maybe is switching back and forth between tanks.

 

 The pulse line is not your typical plastic tube. Most 1/4" fuel line has a wall about 3/32" thick. Pulse line has about an 1/8" plus wall thickness. The thin line dampens the pulses, weakening the fuel pump action.

 

 Guy Buchanan

 Ramona, CA

 Kitfox IV-1200 / 912-S / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and grounded

 Now a glider pilot, too.

 

 

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