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wlannon(at)shaw.ca
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 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:36 am Post subject: Uneven fuel feed CJ6 |
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Pete;
What year is your CJ? If 1980 or later it could have the factory modified
flapper valves .
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Pete Fowler
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Uneven fuel feed CJ6 |
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Mine's a 1966...with that dead flat tie-down, every time I got back to the plane the tanks were perfectly level and they'd stay that way all through flight (at least 2 hour flights which was the maximum I could do with the plane).
The other thing is that I spent a lot of time trimming the tabs so that at cruise speed, it was nearly hands-off. I also watch the ball frequently to be sure I'm not putting extra pressure on one foot (which is a normal tendency).
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brian(at)lloyd.com
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:40 am Post subject: Uneven fuel feed CJ6 |
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Pete Fowler <pfdesign1(at)cox.net (pfdesign1(at)cox.net)> wrote:
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Mine's a 1966...with that dead flat tie-down, every time I got back to the plane the tanks were perfectly level and they'd stay that way all through flight (at least 2 hour flights which was the maximum I could do with the plane).
The other thing is that I spent a lot of time trimming the tabs so that at cruise speed, it was nearly hands-off. I also watch the ball frequently to be sure I'm not putting extra pressure on one foot (which is a normal tendency).
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Pete, I agree with you 100%. Most of the time it IS a pilot-induced problem. But Walt is right too: there have been occasional problems with the flapper valves. My fix for that is to violently yaw the airplane.
BTW, you can fly 3.5 hour legs in a CJ6A with stock (42gal) fuel and legal reserves if you are careful. I have done several cross-the-US trips when I had mine (flying) and the ability to reduce the number of total hops reduces the total time to cross the country even though you may be flying at a lower true airspeed. A fuel stop consumes a lot of your potential flying time. Oh, and it costs less too. 
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