Cardinal RG down - Worcester County, MA

[PaulS]

No wing strut to stand on. Maybe someone 'borrowed' his foot stool.

Not even gonna comment on gas gauges in old airplanes.

Not an excuse JonH, or better yet, not something to die over.

 

[PaulS]

DA-40? Unless it's topped off or you have a fancy fuel checker you cannot see the fuel level. Dip sticking doesn't work because of the shape of the tank. Also, I could be wrong, I have around 10 hours in the DA40 and it was a few years ago. I seem to remember it being a PITA, especially when the previous renter broke the fancy fuel checker.

The 40 has a fancy quantity checker, looks like a pita.

 

[PaulS]

Probably best to look at the full context of @Paul S ‘s post. He did not literally say he would ignore an empty gauge.

Thanks Peter, and I do use the gauges, I just don't trust them.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

I was always taught that you will see the fuel yourself before taking off. This crash convinces me even further of the wisdom of that.

 

[JonH]

Not an excuse JonH, or better yet, not something to die over.

Yep.

Ah yes, that's the fuel quantity checker I remember. That sight tube was glass. Lucky me, my checkout flight in it the glass was broken and we couldn't use it. Had to wait 45 minutes for the fuel truck to show up.

 

[JonH]

I'm also going to guess whomever flew the airplane last landed with almost dry tanks. If it was the same guy, this guy is really bad with fuel, barring any leaks of course.

 

[asicer]

The 40 has a fancy quantity checker, looks like a pita.

It is. But if you think that's bad then you should try it on a DA40NG (Jet-A) without gloves.

 

[PaulS]

It is. But if you think that's bad then you should try it on a DA40NG (Jet-A) without gloves.

Sounds like it stinks, lol.