JackinMichigan
Well Known Member
I always manually check fuel levels before a flight, and I wanted to get a clear plastic fuel level checking straw for my RV like I have for my club's Cessna 172. Unfortunately I couldn't find one off-the-shelf that was calibrated for an RV-10, so I decided to make my own.
I drained the left tank completely dry and filled it up 5-gallons at a time till full, then marked off the levels on a dipstick. I then bought a universal Fuelhawk brand fuel checking straw and transferred the markings. These are the numbers I came up with:
Gallons, Inches from the bottom
5, 0 (didn't register)
10, 1-3/8"
15, 2-5/8"
20, 3-7/8"
25, 5-5/16"
30, 7-11/16"
If anyone else has done this please share your numbers, I want to see how they compare to mine. Thanks.
I drained the left tank completely dry and filled it up 5-gallons at a time till full, then marked off the levels on a dipstick. I then bought a universal Fuelhawk brand fuel checking straw and transferred the markings. These are the numbers I came up with:
Gallons, Inches from the bottom
5, 0 (didn't register)
10, 1-3/8"
15, 2-5/8"
20, 3-7/8"
25, 5-5/16"
30, 7-11/16"
If anyone else has done this please share your numbers, I want to see how they compare to mine. Thanks.
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