Man, Jeff; that
looks scary to me. Even a minor rear-ender and you’ve got 15 gallons of
gas splashed all over two vehicles, and possible friction sparks to set it
off. Maybe best you put up with some fumes, and let the bumper do its
job.
I don’t know about
where you live; but here in SoCal I expect the cops would find half a dozen
violations with that setup.
I recently moved my
plane to F70, which is in Riverside
County; and
was surprised to find in the regulations attached to the hangar lease that NO
person is allowed to fuel a plane ANYWHERE on the airport from 5-gallon
containers; and No person is allowed to fuel any airplane without written
permission from the airport director. Not mention that nNO person shall
EVER fuel a plane in a hangar. NO volatiles of any kind, including lubricants
and paint, can be kept in the hangar. So ordained by the County
Board of
Supervisors. How’s that for extreme – or should I say
absurd. And you have to name the county as additional insured for any damage
or liability relating to the use of the hangar. These are simple
all-metal T-hangars.
I’ve been fueling
from 5-gallon containers, in the hangar, for the past two years at my previous
location. And I did it again today when no-one was looking – don’t tell
anyone.
Al
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From: Rotary
motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Whaley
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 12:45
PM
To: Rotary motors in
aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary]
Gas Tote for Auto Fuel burners
I got tired of smelling and afraid of carrying gas
behind the back seat of my SUV, so I made this trailer-hitch carrier out of
1 1/4” pipe and an ATV basket … it’s not bullet-proof, but if an
accident occurs the gas is better off outside the vehicle than
inside.
Jeff