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About 10 mins after takeoff, my left fuel gauge started to bounce between 1/4-1/2 full on the fuel gauge. The right fuel gauge was not bouncing and 1/2 full. I knew I had more tan enough fuel for the flight having just visually checked the fuel. I still did not like the way the fuel gauge was acting. I did not know if the gauge would read empty when it really was not. I knew the gauges showed the correct burn on the first leg with the tanks near full. I decided to fill the tanks to eliminate this situation. Rockport, tx (aranas county), was 4 mi behind and 2500 ft below me. This was the closest fuel stop on the route. I called unicom (122.8) and they advised me of 2 navy trainers in the traffic pattern doing touch-and-goes. I called my position on entry and preceding legs and had no problem landing. I taxied to fuel and went inside and talked to one of the FBO employees about fuel and found out I needed to refuel myself. Upon taxiing out, I noticed a building on the other side of the airfield. I thought this might be a military control tower but it looked more like a mobile hot-dog stand. It had 4 lights on top with 2 tail lights. But if this was a control tower, the employee would have told me or the control tower would have been monitoring unicom for frequency advisory. I am basing that last statement on my experiences a hondo, tx. But I called unicom to doublechk, they did not answer. I turned the aircraft so I could see final and base, I saw no aircraft. I rolled on the active runway and did not stop, but made a quick gauge check and took off. When rotating, I noticed what appeared to be brake light flash on and off. I thought maybe that was supposed to be a light gun. I looked to my left and there was a navy trainer sidestepping for a go around. With no collision conflict, I completed my takeoff. This is my perception of what happened.

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Title: SMA PLT EXPERIENCES AN NMAC WITH NAVY T34 AS HE PERFORMS A TKOF AT A NON TWR ARPT UNICOM. PART TIME ATCT MIL FACILITY.

Narrative: ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER TKOF, MY L FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO BOUNCE BTWN 1/4-1/2 FULL ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE R FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT BOUNCING AND 1/2 FULL. I KNEW I HAD MORE TAN ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLT HAVING JUST VISUALLY CHKED THE FUEL. I STILL DID NOT LIKE THE WAY THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ACTING. I DID NOT KNOW IF THE GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN IT REALLY WAS NOT. I KNEW THE GAUGES SHOWED THE CORRECT BURN ON THE FIRST LEG WITH THE TANKS NEAR FULL. I DECIDED TO FILL THE TANKS TO ELIMINATE THIS SIT. ROCKPORT, TX (ARANAS COUNTY), WAS 4 MI BEHIND AND 2500 FT BELOW ME. THIS WAS THE CLOSEST FUEL STOP ON THE RTE. I CALLED UNICOM (122.8) AND THEY ADVISED ME OF 2 NAVY TRAINERS IN THE TFC PATTERN DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES. I CALLED MY POS ON ENTRY AND PRECEDING LEGS AND HAD NO PROB LNDG. I TAXIED TO FUEL AND WENT INSIDE AND TALKED TO ONE OF THE FBO EMPLOYEES ABOUT FUEL AND FOUND OUT I NEEDED TO REFUEL MYSELF. UPON TAXIING OUT, I NOTICED A BUILDING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD. I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A MIL CTL TWR BUT IT LOOKED MORE LIKE A MOBILE HOT-DOG STAND. IT HAD 4 LIGHTS ON TOP WITH 2 TAIL LIGHTS. BUT IF THIS WAS A CTL TWR, THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME OR THE CTL TWR WOULD HAVE BEEN MONITORING UNICOM FOR FREQ ADVISORY. I AM BASING THAT LAST STATEMENT ON MY EXPERIENCES A HONDO, TX. BUT I CALLED UNICOM TO DOUBLECHK, THEY DID NOT ANSWER. I TURNED THE ACFT SO I COULD SEE FINAL AND BASE, I SAW NO ACFT. I ROLLED ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND DID NOT STOP, BUT MADE A QUICK GAUGE CHK AND TOOK OFF. WHEN ROTATING, I NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE BRAKE LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LIGHT GUN. I LOOKED TO MY L AND THERE WAS A NAVY TRAINER SIDESTEPPING FOR A GAR. WITH NO COLLISION CONFLICT, I COMPLETED MY TKOF. THIS IS MY PERCEPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.