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Old 09-03-2014 | 08:41 AM
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Some Pipers have a metal tab that extends into the tank to indicate a designed partial fuel load--Cherokees had them from my long ago line boy days.

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Old 09-03-2014 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Gjn290
What does "tabs" mean?
Those metal tabs that stick down into the fill hole to provide a reference point for filling to a specific level which is less than a full tank.
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Old 09-03-2014 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Gjn290
"Tabs?" What are they?

Originally Posted by rickair7777
Those metal tabs that stick down into the fill hole to provide a reference point for filling to a specific level which is less than a full tank.
...but that's not important right now.
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Old 09-09-2014 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
You could ask Bob Hoover about paying attention during fueling Commanders! There's a famous pic of him signing autographs while the line boy fills up his Shrike with Jet A. The resulting crash was survivable, fortunately for all.

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