Fly-in tip (fuel balancing)

[Neal]

I saw a social media post that gave me an "ahaaa" moment. If you go to a fly-in and you're parked in hilly terrain, your plane may not be sitting level like it probably is 99% of its time. Consider turning the fuel selector OFF when parked otherwise you may have fuel transfer from the high side to the low side and no way to equalize it prior to leaving.

This could apply to any backcountry destination. More lessons learned.

 

[Hunter]

I saw a social media post that gave me an "ahaaa" moment. If you go to a fly-in and you're parked in hilly terrain, your plane may not be sitting level like it probably is 99% of its time. Consider turning the fuel selector OFF when parked otherwise you may have fuel transfer from the high side to the low side and no way to equalize it prior to leaving.

This could apply to any backcountry destination. More lessons learned.

I believe it needs to be in either the right or left position to prevent x-feed. The OFF and Both selections will allow fuel x-flow to the downhill wing (according to AFM).