KING AIR Fuel Quant Guages - Question
10-26-2006 | 06:23 PM
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KING AIR Fuel Quant Guages - Question
Would the Yellow shaded area near the bottom of a King Air's Fuel Quantity Guages (from around 0 - 200ish lbs remaining) be better described as a "caution range" or a "emergency fuel." I understand it is basically a "no-fly zone," yet the take home test I have in front of me says the yellow shaded area near 0 lbs remaining on the guages means either emergency fuel, or caution range.
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10-26-2006 | 06:47 PM
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I would assume that'd be basically emergency fuel since that's only about 28gallons and depending on what model your flying it'll burn in the range of 100GPH at cruise power. So 28 gallons per side would be 1/2 hour worth of fuel.
10-26-2006 | 08:29 PM
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It's been a while since I flew a King Air but what I remember about those yellow arcs is that they indicate a minimum takeoff fuel. I believe they show up on all Beech aircraft as a result of a takeoff accident in a Baron where the pilot made a rapid rolling takeoff with minimum fuel. The fuel sloshed out in the wing and unported the fuel pickup resulting in an engine failure and accident. Once you're airborne there's no restriction on using the fuel except for good judgement 
10-26-2006 | 08:41 PM
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Yellow Range
The yellow range in the Military C-12 (very close to a straight B200) is marked 0-265 for "no take-off or go-around" for the reasons mentioned previously. It would be a real bad way to start the day, or end one.
10-27-2006 | 03:04 AM
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As mentioned before the only thing the yellow arc means is that you are not supposed to take off with the fuel in the yellow arc. It has no correlation fuel/time left for a flight. Yes, it is approx 45 min of fuel but that is not its intention. It is all for the lawyers.
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