fuel

[Garry Crookham]

We have a Piper Navajo in the shop that had the left fuel tank filled with jet fuel....reminded me of an incident a few months ago involving an Aeronca Chief---the pilot dumped a 5 gallon can of stoddard solvent in the fuel tank thinking it was auto fuel. The pilot of the Chief was lucky. It ran so poorly that he discovered his error before he was able to take off. The Navajo pilot wasn't so lucky...he got airborne, but was able to get it back on the ground safely. Make sure you know what is in your fuel container before you pour it in your tank.
The cost of repairs to the Navajo would pay for the purchase of 3 BC-12 Taylorcrafts.

Garry Crookham
N5112M
Tulsa

[paulp]

fuel ugh-oh

Gary,

I've always followed the sage advice of my first Army flight insructor-Either fuel the acft yourself or watch the line boy who is fueling the airplane. And always be sure you are using the right hose!!!

[taylorcraftbc65]

Fuel

NO ONE touches my airplane fuel caps but me. That may seem a bit touchy to some line boys, but my adrenaline level is MUCH lower on take-off. As far as you are percieved by the airport
staff, would you rather be a live grouch, or a dead nice guy?
Sabrina

[Hank Jarrett]

If a line boy thinks I'm a grouch for wanting to fuel my own plane then HE has a problem. I have had TOO much fuel on my boot cowl from over-fills, TOO many loose caps on pre flight and WAY TOO many scratches on my windshield from people that wanted to "help me out" by wiping THEIR hand prints off my "glass" with their dirty oil rag.
Hank (that make me a grouch?) J