Silly Microlight question...
Hi,
This is probably a very silly question but it was brought to mind by Biggles and his arboreal antics and the inaccuracy of fuel sight guages
If I ever save enough to get my NPPL (JAR PPL not an option due to eyesight) then a three axis microlight could be a serious option.
If I were to fly a microlight with an empty weight of say 265 kg my weight plus passenger is, say, 160 kg that leaves 25kg for fuel.
How do you measure the weight of fuel on board, short of draining the tanks and putting in a precise amount? Or do you just take a best estimate and risk being slightly over weight?
Not sure how many forests there are for me to land on round here....
Thanks!