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Old 12th Sep 2015, 09:42
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Originally Posted by Old Fella
Anyone who gets airborne without ensuring there is sufficient fuel aboard for the intended flight is not only being negligent but also very foolish.
Then the majority of the worlds military pilots and airline pilots are negligent then if by "ensuring" you mean a visual check.....


Not many pilots (none I've ever met) of big toys ever personally check a tank.

Didn't know that about toy Cessnas though.

I find it slightly strange that the response to unreliable fuel gauges is to check visually rather than force Cessna to fit gauges that work.
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