Ben
Ben, Charlie, Mike;
Good idea – but guess what. 6-gal
gas containers are against the law in California; so they’re
not sold here, and if you order from somewhere else, they won’t ship them
here. Not like there would be any chance of getting the required “written
permission” from the airport director.
If the airport has taken
Federal funds in the past, I'm
pretty sure that they cannot legally
prevent you from fueling your own
plane.
Charlie:
Might
be interesting to chat with some expert, but they probably can restrict the use
of 5-gallon containers, and they probably can require written permission for
the airport director. It’s probably time to carry out my 2-year old plan
of a 50-70 gal transfer tank with 12v pump in the back of my van. Then get the
written permission. Just procrastinating on spending the $350 or more that it
would take. I’m thinking of checking the local truck salvage for a saddle
tank about the right size.
Why the move to French Valley? That
airport has never felt particularly user friendly the times I've flown into it.
Your comments do nothing to change my opinion.
The
hangar I was in at Ramona changed ownership, and the new owner wants all the
space for his own toys. There were no others available at Ramona, and hangars
at French Valley are
nicer, less expensive, and an easier drive from where I live (although still
too far, 33 mi.).
But
fly on up and we’ll have lunch at the nice café there. Ramona had no
place to eat at the airport. Other then the over-regulation, I’ve found
the actual people around the airport very friendly. There is an RV8 right next
door, another Velocity one hangar over, and
a Lancair across the way. They probably need to do more runway sweeping though;
after my first flight out of there the tip of one of the prop blades was
smashed like it had picked up something about ¾” in size and heavy enough
rip up the last inch of the fiberglass on the Catto prop. That’s a more
likely issue with the prop in back – the nose wheel kicks something up
and it hits the prop.
Al