PA 22 fuel level??

[pmanton]

Can someone with a fuel stick tell me how much fuel does 1-1/2 inch of gas in a Tri-Pacer wing tank represent?
I have one that flew in for an annual that arrived with the right tank dry and 1-1/2 inches of fuel in the left tank.

The nearest fuel is 50+ miles away and I'm curious.

Thanks

Paul
Salome, AZ.

 

[PACERGUY]

Just fill the tank and you can do the math to figure it out. I usually cough the Right tank in flight and finish the flight on Left. Ben down to 2-3 gal on arrival more than a few times due to winds and available fuel.
DENNY

 

[walt.buskey]

If you don't get an answer before, I can look at my fuel stick thing when I go down to the field next time (maybe today). It's supposed to be configured for PA-22 18-gallon tanks, so I could just see what 1-1/2" comes to in gallons.... but it ain't much, I'm sure.

Just doing a ROUGH calculation based an estimate of tank size, 24" x 24" x 1.5" = 864 cubic inches, which equals 3.74 gallons (231 cu in/gallon). And keep in mind take-offs are not supposed to happen on right tank if it's less than 1/3 full.

 

[pmanton]

I just measured the depth of the tank. There was the legal 30 minutes left. It looked worse than that.

 

[walt.buskey]

Well, what with weather and still getting ready for winter... I made it down to the airfield today. It appears that on my PA-22-150 fuel tank stick, one gallon is about 3/8" -- 1-1/2" looks like over 4 gallons, more than I would have thought. Hope this helps, though maybe a bit late by now.

 

[PA-16]

I just measured the depth of the tank. There was the legal 30 minutes left. It looked worse than that.

I think you need to check what is legal, you can land with empty tanks and be legal. I have also landed with less than 30 minutes of fuel a few times because of various unplanned reasons... go back and read the regs

 

[Steve Pierce]

I think you need to check what is legal, you can land with empty tanks and be legal. I have also landed with less than 30 minutes of fuel a few times because of various unplanned reasons... go back and read the regs

Can you quote that reg for us?

 

[PA-16]

Can you quote that reg for us?

The reg says plan not land, How do you like those apples

 

[Steve Pierce]

The reg says plan not land, How do you like those apples

As good as you are at researching and posting results I was hoping you would post the exact wording you are interpreting. It has been ingrained in me since I first started flying to have 30 minutes of reserve. After reading the exact wording I can see what you are coming from.

[FONT=&quot]§ 91.151 Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](a) No person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and, assuming normal cruising speed—[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](1) During the day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes; or[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot](2) At night, to fly after that for at least 45 minutes.[/FONT]

 

[PA-16]

I might be wrong but the way I read the original post is he's coming off trying to bust somebody's balls for landing with less than 30 minutes of fuel. You don't do that you take him by the side and say Hey bro you f****** didn't have very much gas in that tank you might want to be careful and think about that next time you don't screw somebody, this world is all about helping one another, Not arguing with everything you can argue about, The golden f****** rule do on to others as you would have them do on to you f****** simple

 

[smcnutt]

Interesting, "No person may begin a flight..." doesn't mean it's actually going to work out that you land with 30 minutes. Maybe that's why it's referred to as a safety margin. Landing with less than 4 gallons is well outside my personal 'pucker factor' anyway.

 

[Steve Pierce]

I might be wrong but the way I read the original post is he's coming off trying to bust somebody's balls for landing with less than 30 minutes of fuel. You don't do that you take him by the side and say Hey bro you f****** didn't have very much gas in that tank you might want to be careful and think about that next time you don't screw somebody, this world is all about helping one another, Not arguing with everything you can argue about, The golden f****** rule do on to others as you would have them do on to you f****** simple

Can someone with a fuel stick tell me how much fuel does 1-1/2 inch of gas in a Tri-Pacer wing tank represent?
I have one that flew in for an annual that arrived with the right tank dry and 1-1/2 inches of fuel in the left tank.

The nearest fuel is 50+ miles away and I'm curious.

Thanks

Paul
Salome, AZ.

I think he was trying to determine if they had enough fuel to fly the airplane to the nearest airport for fuel or not.

 

[PA-16]

I think he was trying to determine if they had enough fuel to fly the airplane to the nearest airport for fuel or not.

I wasn't quite sure exactly what he was hunting after but when I read this quote had no doubt what he was after, must land with 30 minutes fuel or you are not legal

I just measured the depth of the tank. There was the legal 30 minutes left. It looked worse than that.