marakii Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Hello, the dipstick to check the fuel on my 2005 CTsw has a left and right . Which one is the right and which one is the left ? Is the right tank looking at it from the front or from the cockpit. Sounds stupid I know but I’m confused! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 The little wing on the top of the dipstick points to the wingtip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 I don't remembet if the SW has a hole drilled in the top of the dipstick or not. If it doesn't drill a hole, and install a short steel bolt and nut. That way if you accidentally drop the dipstick in the tank you can retrieve it with a magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Tom Baker said: I don't remembet if the SW has a hole drilled in the top of the dipstick or not. If it doesn't drill a hole, and install a short steel bolt and nut. That way if you accidentally drop the dipstick in the tank you can retrieve it with a magnet. Great idea Tom. I haven't dropped my dipstick in the tank yet but once in a while I think about what a PITA it could be to retrieve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 7 hours ago, sandpiper said: Great idea Tom. I haven't dropped my dipstick in the tank yet but once in a while I think about what a PITA it could be to retrieve it. I have rental airplanes, so I think about things like that. I never lost one in a CT, but I fished out one of those plastic tube things from a Cessna 152 twice. After the second time it got two tie wraps added to the top so it couldn't go in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkworks85 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 There is a require placard that is on the tank filler that says "Fuel Left" or "Fuel Right" if there is any confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Skunkworks85 said: There is a require placard that is on the tank filler that says "Fuel Left" or "Fuel Right" if there is any confusion. The confusion comes on the stick itself. It has graduations on both sides and they are different. You have to know how to orient the stick in each tank to read it properly. As Tom said, you point the curved end of the dipstick so that the end points to the wingtip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkworks85 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, FlyingMonkey said: The confusion comes on the stick itself. It has graduations on both sides and they are different. You have to know how to orient the stick in each tank to read it properly. As Tom said, you point the curved end of the dipstick so that the end points to the wingtip. If you look at the wing(around the fill cap), and the wing says "fuel left" and then you look at the stick and it says "left" you are on the left wing and you need to use the "left" side of the stick. All you need to do is match the labels. One point Tom's response leaves out is where the observer is standing. If for some reason this person checks the fuel level from the trailing edge side, the statement does not hold true. My CTSW has this placard next to the filler cap. Then you match the label to the placard, this has zero confusion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandpiper Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Everyone checking your fuel level from the rear of the plane raise your hands. Nobody? Thought so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Just now, sandpiper said: Everyone checking your fuel level from the rear of the plane raise your hands. Nobody? Thought so! I'm not a gorilla, so my arms aren't that long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 55 minutes ago, Skunkworks85 said: One point Tom's response leaves out is where the observer is standing. My point is always correct, you just need to be smart enough to know which side of the stick to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skunkworks85 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tom Baker said: My point is always correct, you just need to be smart enough to know which side of the stick to read. I think that was what the OP question was, Which side to read? I do use your method for remembering how to do it, I was just pointing out that there is a sanity check built into the system(reading the labels) I do believe that is how the factory intended the operator to use the dipstick, Read the wing, match it to the label on the sick and viola! 38 minutes ago, sandpiper said: Everyone checking your fuel level from the rear of the plane raise your hands. Nobody? Thought so! Takes all kinds... I have seen sillier things done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 This question has come up several times in this forum, and though stinker came close, it still hasn't been answered here. The right and left wings, like the right and left side of the plane (or any aircraft) are intrinsic to the aircraft. It doesn't matter if the observer is looking at the plane from the front, or the side, or the back... or standing on his head in China. The plane has a nose, and a tail, and a top and a bottom, which we all recognize. Once you have defined the orientation of these two axes, then the orientation of the third is established. The right side of the aircraft is on the inside when you make a normal right turn, same as with your car (or any vehicle). Mike Koerner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 9 hours ago, WmInce said: Fine. What does that have to do with the dipstick? I think it means that if you are a pilot you should know which is the left and right side of the airplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Windward and leeward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 8 hours ago, WmInce said: That depends on how you want to look at it. Port side and starboard side . . . there is no confusion. Shouldn't be for left or right either, if you know where your nose is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
207WF Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 If they used port and starboard people would be asking what that meant. WF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhound Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Factory Dipstick - 89$ if CT had it in stock. I could make a dip stick if a CTLSi flier emails an attached template traced from their stick. Lunch is on me next time you are in southern IL and greater St Louis area. Thank you, Doug at KALN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseect Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 Does anyone know of a material to make a new dipstick from that would make it easier to tell where the "wet line" is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 Paint it of have it powder coated flat black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Meade Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Light sand blasting can help see the fuel line. Maybe even rough it with sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdarza Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 I don't have the markings on this spare dipstick but i use a hard piece of wood and you can clearly see the level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassStripFlyBoy Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 5 hours ago, cdarza said: I don't have the markings on this spare dipstick but i use a hard piece of wood and you can clearly see the level. My laser engraver would make short work of that. Might need to make some up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhound Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 GSFB, Alright! I’m good for two with CTLSI markings - In case I wear one out . Not sure if they have the same CTLS scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhound Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Just a Hardware store paint stirrer and a magic marker works for me if I had the CTLSI scale...anybody anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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