JordanD
Chinese Food Enthusiast
I've noticed this problem quite a bit on the fuel gauges of the fairly new 172s that I fly. One tank (usually the right side) will bounce between empty and full throughout the flight. Yesterday I don't think it ever showed a reading between empty or full, and it was almost constantly jumping around, causing the R LOW FUEL light on the annunciator to come on quite a bit. Is this problem unique to Cessnas? I never noticed it on the older M that I used to fly. I know the problem has been checked out a few times. Not that it's a big deal since I always check the fuel and plan my fuel extremely conservatively, but it's kind of a nuisance, and any passengers I have always seem a little conserned until I explain to them that the fuel gauges aren't really required to be all that accurate... which usually makes them more uncomfortable. :laff: