Pilot crashes after mistaking voltmeter for fuel gauge

[David Megginson]

There's so much to say about this one that I can't choose:

https://generalaviationnews.com/2021/07/23/pilot-crashes-after-mistaking-voltmeter-for-fuel-gauge/

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Well, I guess it reminds us all of the actual virtue in seeing the fuel during pre-flight.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

This is one of the cheapest and the best investments I've made in my Piper PA-28-161:

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/fuelindicatorpa28.php

Exactly! If you can’t see the fuel in the tank, you can see it in the dipstick.