Ewfflyer

The fuel quantity was quoted from the article(Indicated by the ******//////******). I never said anything besides that about actual fuel quantities.

I'm with 172driver, I'd probably fall out of my seat to see any respectable news organization "Quote EWFFLYER off the Airlinepilotcentral forums stated that XXXX". They could say there's plenty of "buzz" on the blogs, but other than that what can they really do that anyone would take seriously???

And now for the bonus round. Even if this plane had only 275lbs(45gallons+ 12), that should've been plenty. What was the reason that the aircraft wasn't able to get that fuel to at least One of the engines?

I understand crossfeeding if there's a slight imbalance etc..., but wouldn't one engine still be able to draw off the tank? If not, and it's pretty obvious that it wasn't, would you have still taken off?

I have many questions, because honestly I'm still having a hard time feeling this one out. I've experience weird fuel problems with the C310's(well just one specific airplane), where when you went to AUX, it didn't do the typical use half, pump the other half out to the main. It never transfered any fuel to the main tank(still in kahoots on this one). Does it make sense....no, did it fly safely....yes......did you really have to pay attention to your fuel loading, definately. I'm just trying to figure out if any of this related to the C402.

And quick question while I have some C402 drivers here. Does the fuel system have only MAIN/Crossfeed/OFF, or is there MAIN/AUX/X-feed/OFF??? Didn't know if it's like the C310 or not. Thanks again.

Kougarok

I haven't flown 402C's in fifteen years! But if I remember correctly each engine had a valve on the floor for left, right and off. Also there was a pull up cross feed shutoff that I don't recall ever using. On the 402C there are just two integral main tanks (wet wings) holding 600 pounds each. It had an extremely accurate capacitance type fuel quantity system.

Anyway no one died! Good job on the pilots part!

check6

I'm offering an apology. I am not fully aware of the demographics of experience at Cape Air, however, I do know there are pilots at Cape Air who have been around since the beginning if not right after the beginning. I also know there are Cape Air pilots who have recently been hired with not so much experience.

Without having insider knowledge of who the pilot actually was. . .my assumption could be considered a valid point. With your "kind" assistance, I now know my assumption is wrong.

Furthermore. . .I'm stating that despite one's experience level(Cape Air pilot or not), the ability to make snap decisions in a limited amount of time is possible.

What I'm really "knocking" is the media. Obviously you didn't pick up on that.

check6

Again, I know there is a wide gamut of experience at Cape Air. I didn't read the article.

check6

Yup. . .I failed to read the article. My assumption was wrong.

FlyJSH

Your memory is good! The only checklist I remember calling for the cross feed shutoff to be closed was engine fire. The unofficial reason for closing it was to prevent transfer while parked on a sloped ramp.

FlyJSH

Unfortunately, they have quoted or at least paraphrased what has been said on this forum. They do it just like they find a friend's cousin's buddy who has a Tomahawk to be an "expert" on the ditching properties of an Airbus.

Also some non-pilot types, the kind that wouldn't know an APU from an NG, start threads like this:

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ma...-thoughts.html

So if we, "the real experts", start casting doubt on another pilot, the nut cases will come out the woodwork and say "pilots are incompetent, drunken, womanizers." I know that isn't true, almost all of us are competent

Ewfflyer

Kougarok: Thank you for the info.

For the record, I don't wear a tin-foil hat, and that guy posting about USAir is definately special.

F172Driver

You know, for some reason im still amazed that these huge news organizations backed by even bigger corporations can't or won't get reputable aviation experts on when something happens. I know that eventually most of them dig someone up, but in the mean time, don't speculate. I don't speculate about what women think because I have no clue whats going on in there,.

F172Driver

Wow, I just read the post by the guy about 1549 being a conspiracy. I bet he works for Fox Noise.