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- By A Customer from Brockton MA on Wednesday, July 21, 2004
- Review: it is a good product, but could use a finger grip or knurling on the top to prevent slippage. Also, a spring loaded rubber stopper on the top would make the product easier to use.
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Hand-held fuel gauge
- By Jim from Newton MA USA on Monday, June 28, 2010
- Pros: easy to use and precise
- Cons: gauges can fall into the tank
- Review: The gauge is well calibrated, easy to read and very useful for knowing what you really have in the tanks. We share two planes among a group of owners and always leave them with just enough space at the top of the tank to avoid having fuel spilling out in the hangar -- about 1.5 g down. No way other than measuring the fill works. The only problem is that these "sipping straw" gauges can fall into the tank and they are something of nuisance to fish out. We solved this problem by putting a PVC container top above the last calibrating mark. The top is secured by two stainless hose clamps and two washers. Works well and won't fall in.
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I would recommend it to other pilots.
- By A Customer from Cortez CO USA on Thursday, March 10, 2011
- Pros: Simple to use
- Cons: Some have trouble keeping fuel in tube when dipping, learning curve.
- Review: Works great, we run with reduced fuel, so it nice to know exactly what fuel is in the tanks since you can't trust the gauges.
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Does the job
- By A Customer from Cave Creek AZ USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2014
- Pros: resonably accurate as best I can tell
- Cons: Needs a fitting on top to keep from dropping stick in the tank
- Review: Needs a fitting on top to keep from dropping stick in the tank
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I like this product but...
- By Susan from Crystal Lake IL USA on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
- Pros: Accurwate, dependable, sturdy
- Cons: Cunfusing packaging, numbers wear off
- Review: The fuel tester is much more accurate than the Cessna fuel guages in the aircraft. On a 2000 mile trip it helped me accurately plan my fuel stops. At home, it also is very good for calculating partial fuelings when carrying a load. Although it is made of very sturdy plastic, the numbers and markings tend to wearm off after a few years. However the packaging is very confusing. You must rely on the verbage "Long-Range" and "Standard" rather than the capacity of the tanks each specifies. The "Standard" model indicates 43.5 gallon tanks, whereas the "Long Range" indicates 42 gallon tanks. GO figure. No one (the Pilot Store people or my mecahnic)could not give me a good explanation, nor was I able to locate the manufacturer.
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