Cessna fuel measuring rods
Browsing in Transair the other day (as you do), I noticed these gauges for the first time. Probably old hat, but new to me. They are plastic rods with a hole through them, where you place them in the fuel tank, pop your finger over the hole and through some dodgy law of physics (never my strong point), the fuel rises up, and stays in, so when you take the stick out, you can read off the fuel against the level marks and tell how much you've got.
Great idea - though a wooden stick would probably do just as good a job.
Anyway, it is a great idea for Cessnas, especially when you are trying to get that fourth elephant in, and wonder how much fuel you can take.
Does anyone have experience of them? Are they reliable?
Thanks