C172 Fuel Management
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ChCh NZ
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Yep, we may laugh but I get to see many pilots during the working day ....
with the C172 many have no idea on venting, cross feeding and uneven fuel supply.
What really concerns me is the willingness to accept the aircraft as fit to fly during the pre-flight inspection.
Sure all the info is in the books, - it is the interpretation and judgement that concerns me.
You then talk to an instructor and it is soon apparent why.
I really do believe we need to factor in some modern thinking and take into consideration these books were written over 30 years ago, - and the aircraft are no longer new.
I am sure many of the guys that have been in the industry for a while can all recall aircraft, and friends, that are no longer about.... often due to some basic or fundamental flaw.
with the C172 many have no idea on venting, cross feeding and uneven fuel supply.
What really concerns me is the willingness to accept the aircraft as fit to fly during the pre-flight inspection.
Sure all the info is in the books, - it is the interpretation and judgement that concerns me.
You then talk to an instructor and it is soon apparent why.
I really do believe we need to factor in some modern thinking and take into consideration these books were written over 30 years ago, - and the aircraft are no longer new.
I am sure many of the guys that have been in the industry for a while can all recall aircraft, and friends, that are no longer about.... often due to some basic or fundamental flaw.
