Wanted: A working gas guage!

[U4EA]

This guy appears to have some landing skills though!

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument

I love the first entry in the Comments section.....
"WHEN THE PROP QUITS SPINNING, IT'S TIME TO FIND ANY SUITABLE PLACE TO SET IT DOWN, THERE'S ONLY 1 (ONE) CHANCE TO LAND DEADSTICK, takeoffs are optional, landings are mandatory"

[beaky]

The fuel gauges are a backup, really... I generally ignore them.

This pilot either didn't know how much fuel he had to begin with, how much he was burning per minute, or both... if he did, he wouldn't have gotten into such a situation, unless he was hoping the plane would magically burn less fuel because he needed it to. That usually doesn't work too well.

[Fozzer]

I suspect that the CAA will look VERY seriously on this event.

They have little time for Pilots who run out of fuel without a legitimate excuse.
They can lose their Licence?

Paul.

"Gauge"

[olderndirt]

[quote]A really sweet off-airport landing is nothing to be proud of if your tanks are dry when you arrive...

[Brett_Henderson]

I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..  If it's N581ES.. it has many lines in my logbook ..

[beaky]

[quote]I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..

[Brett_Henderson]

Well...

[Brett_Henderson]

[quote][quote]I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..

[beaky]

[quote][quote][quote]I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..

[olderndirt]

[quote][quote][quote][quote]I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..

[Brett_Henderson]

I'm not comfy casting blame, either... but I do like to analyze..

Sans razor accurate navigating, that was at least a 360nm flight.. any headwind at all (likely on a westerly course), and he could have easily had an 90 knot ground speed.. I know that airplane holds 40 gallons.. even if he had made it, that leaves NO reserves..

[U4EA]

[quote]I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..

[beaky]

[quote][quote][quote][quote][quote]I know him.. and I'm pretty sure I've flown that 172..

Can't make out the N-number, but the paint-job looks familiar..