MGL Avionics Stratomaster Ultra “L” Owner’s manual
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Fuel level indicator
The fuel level indicator is available if one of the two possible methods of
obtaining fuel level has been enabled.
Fuel level is either obtained from a fuel level sender installed in your fuel tank
or indirectly via calculations if you have a fuel flow sender installed.
The fuel level indication requires your tank size. This is setup in the “Fuel
tank/level sender setup menu”. This menu is found under the “Device setup
menu”
Fuel level can be displayed in one of the following units:
Liters, U.S. Galons, Imperial Galons, KG, lbs
This is selected in the “mode setup menu”.
Should you be operating using only the fuel flow sender, the procedure would be to enter
your current fuel level (for example after you have filled your tank) and thereafter the unit will
show you the remaining fuel level by subtracting the fuel used as reported by the fuel flow
sender. The steps for entering fuel level manually are:
Steps one: Press Select from the main display and then select “fuel level”.
Step two: Enter estimated fuel level. Press plus or minus to change.
Step three: Press Menu to exit
The fuel tank capacity is selected in the Fuel tank/level sender setup available under the
Device setup menu.
Either fuel level sender, fuel flow sender (or both) are enabled or disabled in the Mode setup
menu.
The fuel flow meter
If you have a fuel flow sender installed and enabled (Mode setup menu), this
field will show you your current fuel flow per hour. The indication will be in liters
per hour, imperial or U.S. gallons per hour. Select this in the mode setup
menu.
Fuel flow rate is an important and useful indicator showing you the health status of your
engine and fuel system. We recommend from actual past experience that you include the
fuel flow rate in your pre-flight checks at engine run up time. You will soon know what fuel
flow rates to expect from your engine at various power settings. At run-up time, run the
engine for at least 30 seconds to a minute at full take-off power and watch the fuel flow rate.
Should your fuel pump and related system not be capable of supplying enough fuel the fuel
