Shawn
En-Route
Just got my first new to me plane and picked up a universal fuel dipstick and have a calibration question. It has standard tanks of 65 gallons/60 gallons usable. That would be 30 gallons per side usable.
My last check came up with a reading of 6.5 on the dipstick on the left tank then I added 9.8 gallons to top it off.
My question is what do I subtract that number from to find out fuel remaining in the tank...the useable or unusable number?...is there 20.2 gallons remaining or 22.7 gallons remaining at a reading of 6.5 on the dipstick?
Commons sense says 20.2 but wanna make sure I am thinking about it correctly as I build a chart for the dipstick calibration. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a pre marked stick for my tanks.
My last check came up with a reading of 6.5 on the dipstick on the left tank then I added 9.8 gallons to top it off.
My question is what do I subtract that number from to find out fuel remaining in the tank...the useable or unusable number?...is there 20.2 gallons remaining or 22.7 gallons remaining at a reading of 6.5 on the dipstick?
Commons sense says 20.2 but wanna make sure I am thinking about it correctly as I build a chart for the dipstick calibration. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a pre marked stick for my tanks.