Patent ID: 8483884

Claim:
A model airplane automatic fuel pump controller apparatus for controlling a pump used in filling a model craft's fuel tank, said apparatus comprising: a microcontroller for storing and running preprogrammed software; an operator input interface means, in communication with said microcontroller, for providing inputs to said microcontroller permitting the user to selectively initiate or terminate operations and calibrating procedures; said software comprising at least one set of instructions readable by said microprocessor, said software comprising: a control software means for allowing the automatic filling of the model craft's fuel tank to a calibrated level; a current monitoring software means for monitoring the pump's motor current to determine whether it is pumping fuel; an auto extraction software means for removing fuel from the tank a tank calibration means for calibrating and storing the time taken to fill the tank; and a model name recording means for recording data for many different model crafts' fuel tanks.