Post by Tom Goodrick on Mar 12, 2012 16:17:31 GMT -5
I checked out my Cessna 414 file today and found it works fine. Then I modified the fuel tanks because I am sure it has aux tanks but I am not sure what their capacity is. I do not have real good specs on this plane because it was not being made during the times my best books were being published. I used a couple of magazine articles to set up the model. Thus I got the total fuel right but not the proportion between main and aux tanks. Because it is very sensitive to fuel/payload split, I felt the aux tanks would help. I put 32 gallons in the aux tanks, 70 in each main. That leaves full main tanks good with the pilot and three others on board. I think I'll fly that for Ed's USA Tour unless anyone can come up with better info. My first landing, in an 8 kt crosswind at HSV was at 109 KIAS and -101 fpm. It flies nicely.
