"Oh heck no!!!!! This is a VariEze, so the valve lever is directly under my right forearm. Thus, when running on the fuselage tank, the lever is straight up and there is no way in the known universe I can say….” I didn’t know I was running in my reserve tank”
The LongEZ fuel selector by design, is between your knees and it’s a matter of just reaching down and switching tanks. The JD crash was a tragedy that was 100% preventable. It still doesn’t change the outcome and the number one reason you don’t deviate that drastically from the plans."
Ya that deal was idiotic on multiple levels.. unfortunately for him he was half a dozen mistakes down the road to cause that, one of which was and was not beyond his control.
Anyway I'm on the way to SC to get my new bird.. got a few more pics.
-G
