Tilgatoru näidu lugemiseks tõmmatakse see lennumasina tiiva alumiselt pinnalt välja nii et tilgatoru ülemine osa oleks kütuse tasemest allpool, siis siseneb kütus sellesse ja tilgub läbi korgi ava ning tilgatoru skaala näitab kütuse taset paagis.
To read a dripstick, it is withdrawn from the lower surface of the wing, and when the top of the dripstick is withdrawn below the level of the fuel, fuel enters it and drips through a hole in the cap, and graduations on it indicate the level of fuel in the tank.
