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awash2002
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Switching tanks

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At which point in the flight do I need to switch tanks do I base it on time or when the tank gets down to 50%?
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Tomas Linnet
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Re: Switching tanks

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I’m not sure how it’s supposed to be done, but I always switch when I have a 1/4 difference. During cruise I guess it’s ok to switch after a certain time, but during takeoff and climb, you’ll burn a lot more fuel on the first 15 minutes.
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awash2002
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Re: Switching tanks

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OK thanks
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Oliver Branaschky
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Re: Switching tanks

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I’ve set a custom timer on my GTN 750 to remind me every 30 minutes.

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awash2002
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Re: Switching tanks

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How do I do that?
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Oliver Branaschky
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Re: Switching tanks

Post by Oliver Branaschky »

You can set these on the Utilities page. Refer to page 15-10 of the manual for further information:

https://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/190- ... 0B_web.pdf

awash2002
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Re: Switching tanks

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I got it to work
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