Flameout @ 600lb
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Ive never been in an airplane with fuel gauges that HIGH…
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Yes but you have probably never been in an aircraft with a PPH value that high either
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I don’t think I’ve been in an aircraft with a pph gauge, for that matter!
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I was about 7 miles out from landing, I banked gently to line up for an overhead pass, looked at the gauge, 600lb, “I’ll be good I thinks” and she flames out. Stay cool.
No overhead pass, I vigorously yank & bank to bleed speed , drop the gear, boards out full & head for the wrong end of the main, no radio so I land between two A-10 just lifting off. Glide Slope was terrible. And a bit fast.
I’m getting a bit smug just before I lose it from to much rudder swapping side to miss the last A-10, I waved, he gives me the finger. Well I saved the frame, mostly. Except for all that landing gear stuff.
But we got our ground targets :woohoo: And a Success.
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My thoughts at least, shouldn’t have flamed out then.
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Nice landing Shadow
Anyone you can walk away from is a good one
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By memory, minimum fuel (after diverting) is about 1000lbs
Safety fuel is about 800 … Below you are just and simply in emergency. -
I was about 7 miles out from landing, I banked gently to line up for an overhead pass, looked at the gauge, 600lb, “I’ll be good I thinks” and she flames out. Stay cool.
No overhead pass, I vigorously yank & bank to bleed speed , drop the gear, boards out full & head for the wrong end of the main, no radio so I land between two A-10 just lifting off. Glide Slope was terrible. And a bit fast.
I’m getting a bit smug just before I lose it from to much rudder swapping side to miss the last A-10, I waved, he gives me the finger. Well I saved the frame, mostly. Except for all that landing gear stuff.
But we got our ground targets :woohoo: And a Success.
At 600lbs you can air restart no problem I think
No radio ? Why did the EPU not start ?
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BTW, is fuel consumption by JFS properly modeled? How many lbs per minutes the JFS is set to burn in the code?
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BTW, is fuel consumption by JFS properly modeled? How many lbs per minutes the JFS is set to burn in the code?
JFS uses fuel?
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JFS uses fuel?
JFS receives fuel at all times regardless of the MASTER fuel switch position.
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actually, the JFS does not receive fuel when the tanks are empty.
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But the tanks aren’t empty when there’s fuel in them.
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At 600lbs you can air restart no problem I think
No radio ? Why did the EPU not start ?
By the time I was flame out I was only a few miles out and less then a 1000ft offset, my alt at around 2000ft. I didn’t think I would have made the overhead break. So I decided.
I tried the radio to call emergency & got no options, no idea. I had to quickly bank left and line up, get gear down, bleed more speed as I spotted the A-10.
I was at the lazy end of a few flights, lost my wingman twice to flack. I just wanted a drink. A double even. :drink:
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By the time I was flame out I was only a few miles out and less then a 1000ft offset, my alt at around 2000ft. I didn’t think I would have made the overhead break. So I decided.
I tried the radio to call emergency & got no options, no idea. I had to quickly bank left and line up, get gear down, bleed more speed as I spotted the A-10.
I was at the lazy end of a few flights, lost my wingman twice to flack. I just wanted a drink. A double even. :drink:
If you have time , just switch tower and call for emergency that would make it
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If you have time , just switch tower and call for emergency that would make it
Didn’t have the time and landed with a tail wind. hence dogging the A-10 coming head on.
I should have already been on with the tower, I was lazy & hungry. No packed lunch.
How long does it take for the EPU to kick in? 10sec?
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Welcome to the 4.34 Low fuel negative-G flameout club
It works the other way as well. I ran the tanks completely empty as a test, was watching the bingo DED page. The tanks ran dry at -800 lbs. 800 below zero -
Sorry Leech, couldn’t help myself… It’s such imperative language - the JFS receives fuel at all times… And yet I can’t fault you, as it’s not your wording…
It’s somewhat concerning if the totaliser in BMS can’t distinguish between 600lbs and -800lbs…