I recall Scott and others describing that you should leave the tip tank transfer pumps off until the mains are partially depleted, because trying to transfer fuel into the mains will dump fuel overboard if they are full. It was said that this behavior is modeled. However, I just did the majority of a flight not realizing I'd left my transfer switches on after topping off all my tanks.
I was running my engine on the right tank, and correspondingly the right tip tank was showing about half full when I noticed my mistake. However, the left tip tank is still completely full even though the left main has also been full the whole flight.
Tip tanks don't dump when mains are full
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Re: Tip tanks don't dump when mains are full
Hmm, Mr. Scott said it was implemented, apparently something went unnoticed, will check as well.
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Re: Tip tanks don't dump when mains are full
Thanks guys - I've flagged this one up to Scott. I know he's pretty busy at present with other projects, but we'll certainly look into this and address it in a future update if necessary.
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Nick
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Nick
Re: Tip tanks don't dump when mains are full
Hi, was this by any chance addressed for the future ?
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Re: Tip tanks don't dump when mains are full
It is indeed one of the enhancements that'll be added with the next update.
Thanks
Nick
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Nick
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