Welcome    9 Replies

Hey everyone, my friend Tom (Tommag) invited me to join up here. 

A little about me. I’m a younger guy, and enjoy all aspects of the shooting world. I do a podcast about guns and outdoors when I have time, and a little bit of gun writing. 

I’m an avid reloader when I can get components here in Alaska, and depending on work burn quite a few rounds down range on an average basis. I’ve got a 25 yard pistol range right off my from deck, and 100 yards in the back. I cleared land for a 200 yard range last fall but still need to build berms. 

I probably won’t be super active due to work, but look forward to hanging out.

Forum News    18 Replies

We have been putting down some decent post statistics for a small forum and in the process, attracting some spammers!  So it is time to name our first member of the Mod Team...Tommag!

Tommag will be helping to keep this rowdy bunch in line as well as help keep the endless supply of forum spammers at bay!  Please give him a warm welcome!

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So, I'm watching the tv show Mayday. British airways flight 38 suffered a fuel problem approaching Heathrow. Turns out ice crystals clogged the fuel heater (manifold system with smaller tubes at that point).
There's some moisture in all fuel, you can minimize it but not totally eliminate it. I'm fairly experienced in that but I usually operate in temps above -40c in the winter. I use fuel heaters and fuel additives in the winter to lower my gelling point.
Turns out the fuel temps were high enough for the ice crystals to get sticky during this event (-20c) and cause them to clog the fuel system at the heater.
While it might not be completely analogous, it makes sense to me as somewhere near 0f I find it beneficial to keep my windshield cold to help prevent snow from sticking to it.  Anyway, it appears there is a fine line between preventing gelling up and ice clogging the fuel line. If it's cold enough, the crystals will remain separate and pass through.
I'm not an aviation geek, only about 3 hours in the left seat before I decided it's not for me. If you've read this entire post and made sense of it, I'm sure professional help is available and you should seek it out.😁

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