PA28 Archer - Pre - Flight Fuel Tank Quantiy Check
All,
Have recently checked out on the PA28 Archer 11 and having being brought up on a Cessna diet of never believe the guages and always dip the tanks, I was a little uncomfortable with the fact that you have to rely on your eye sight to assess the quantity of fuel in the tanks. IE no sticks.....
When I raised this I was told well you cannot dip the tanks because of the Dihedral and that in fact the guages on pipers are accurate and should be believed.
Am I alone in feeling that this is not the best idea? In fact is what I am told true? Most drivers out there will know that it is very difficult to judge how far the fuel is below the tabs so should I make sure that every flight I carry fuel up to these?
Grateful for your collective wisdom.
M