Since there are a thousand more clear ways to communicate that there is
something wrong with the plane or fuel, I would assume the truck's placement
was the result of something else and make the flight.


"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
You have to take off at dawn to pick up an Angel Flight patient 200 miles
away, so you call the FBO the night before to have the airplane pulled out
and fueled.

When you arrive at the airport, you find the fuel truck parked in front of
the airplane, blocking it. The FBO is locked up and no one's around.
Checking the gauges reveals that fuel has been added. You call the FBO's
number, but all you can do is leave a message on the answering machine
asking what's going on.

It's time to go; you could push the plane away from the truck and taxi
away, but now you're wondering: did they block it for a reason? Is the
fuel contaminated? Did someone notice something dangerous about the plane
that you don't see? Did you forget to pay your fuel bill? What???

In the event, I did an extra careful preflight, took large fuel samples,
did an extended run-up and took off with no problems. Would you have?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM