"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:40:46 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

Yikes, you flew with someone who didn't sump the tanks? It's so universal
that it would make me wonder what else he wasn't doing. Were you there
for
the whole pre-flight or did you just get in after the plane was ready?
I'm
sure the tanks were checked. I've heard of a lot of dumb flying tricks
but
never not checking the tanks.

I've flown with 4 or 5 different people over the years, probably
missing the sumping somehow, or didn't apprecaiate what was going on.


If you had flown with me, you have seen me visually check the fuel in the
tanks and then make sure the caps were tight. Then
do the sumps and the gascolator, which is usually the lowest point in the
fuel system.. It is a standard pre-flight procedure.

Leanne