Newps wrote:
: As long as it's in "normal" cans, it's still casual, non-bulk operation. It
: certainly would be nice to have larger quantites, but around here it's certainly not
: politically acceptable. So long as the cans have a filter on them to keep the fuel
: clean, it's OK by me.

: He cannot stop you from refuelling your own plane, even if that means
: you want to pull a semi trailer onto the airport. He can enforce
: reasonable safety rules, such as no fuelling in the hangar, don't block
: busy taxiways, remain a certain distance from other hangars, must have a
: fire extinguisher, etc. I've long had a 100 gallon tank from Tractor
: Supply to refuel. It is currently mounted on a small 4x8 trailer.

That's what I had to explain to him... that he cannot stop me from refuelling
my plane. I'm pretty sure that a 100 gallon tank would have to have some DOT-approved
work to make it legal for transportation on the road. I don't know what the magic
capacity limits, but obviously a semi trailer and a 5 gallon can in the trunk are
subject to different rules.

Most places don't actively enforce such rules (farmers/construction workers
with bulk tanks mounted in the pickup beds, etc). If someone wanted to get nasty
however, they could enforce it. Most of the times (reasonable) people just look the
other way.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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