Hi Paul,
Apology such a delay in replying to your appreciated offer reply. I think I must have missed the auto-notice email signaling a post.
In Particular: Sort of just wondering “How do you like them?” might actually sound to vague. We do have them, but have only used them twice because of other work being done on the panel that is now completed.
And in our first two uses we had the natural “Does this work?” feeling in our mind as we flipped the transfer switches for the first time and could only wait and wonder.
But maybe more specifically:
1) The specs indicate the wait time before transferring any aux fuel, but what have you found? How long to you fly with full mains until you transfer?
2) Weight and balance – How has it been with full tanks and full aux? We have done it twice, and it is essentially like having a 180lb passenger in the copilot seat I suppose. But any other loading or experiences you have had with all tanks filled?
3) Do you have a digital EIS that is accurate enough to measure the 15 gallon transfer back-to the mains?
4) How many hours do you flight plan for with a full mains and aux flight where you are looking for a long leg?
5) Did you experience any metal shavings in your sumps as a result of the install drilling into the main tanks? (Wait, I suppose you said yours had them installed already. So IF there were any natural flushing out of these shavings, it was likely already done by your ownership.)
6) Have you had any surprises or problems with them? Like – one transferring and the other not transferring, for any reason?
Mostly – how do you like them, and how often do you use them in your regular flying?
