Tank Calibration

MyFBO provides the opportunity to calibrate fuel tanks by entering manually measured tank contents. To perform a calibration:

• From the Fuel Actions menu, select the tank to be calibrated.
• Select the Calibrate Tank button.
• On the resulting screen (pictured below), enter the time and date the tank was measured if not the current time and date.
• Confirm and enter the tank totalizer reading at the time of calibration. (If applicable -- tanks with only Content Meters will not show this field.)
• Enter the measured tank contents.
• Once all data has been entered, select Save Calibration to complete the calibration entry.

The calibration option exists to record the routine calibration of tanks. Some subscribers do this once a week, others do it once a month as part of their monthly closeout routine. When you choose to calibrate depends on your operation. If you calibrate too frequently, you will lose the advantage of being able to spot fuel inventory issues in your MyFBO fuel reports. Whenever you calibrate, the calibration should be recorded in your MyFBO system promptly. 

There is no 'requirement' in your MyFBO system to calibrate tanks, except when you initially set up the system and are ready to start using Fuel Management. At that time you should record an initial calibration for each tank.

Note: The calibration action should not be used as a means to correct perceived errors on fuel reports. Fuel reporting exists to highlight fuel inventory issues. If there are errors on fuel reports due to inaccurate data entry, other means exist to make corrections.

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