I doubt that they can tax you on product you already own.
But there are 50 states and 50 sets of laws.

Both the AOPA and the EAA have people who handle such
matters. The EAA is particularly interested because they
have the STC for mogas.

www.aopa.org www.eaa.org


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P


"Al" wrote in message
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|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:jy0ug.71144$ZW3.6708@dukeread04...
|
| | True, but you may have signed away that right on your
| hangar/tiedown
| | agreement with the airport operator.
| Such a clause is invalid if the airport has taken
federal
| money... any person has the right to repair or fuel
their
| own airplane.
|
|
|
| "Larry Dighera" wrote in message
| ...
| | On 14 Jul 2006 21:59:48 -0700, "Doug"
|
| | wrote in
| . com::
| |
| | The right to fuel your own airplane with fuel you
brought
| in from
| | elsewhere may also be covered by "common law". After
all,
| it is your
| | property and your airplane.
| |
| | True, but you may have signed away that right on your
| hangar/tiedown
| | agreement with the airport operator.
| |
| | So long as you are not unsafe, it is your right.
| |
| | Hence the airports licensing requirement, probably
| mandated by the
| | airports indemnification policy.
| |
| | Such a law would be akin to a company requiring you
to
| fuel up
| | your car at the company pumps or you couldn't live in
the
| company
| | housing or work at the company. Or being required to
buy
| a Chevy if you
| | worked at Cheverolet. Such laws are not legal.
| |
| | The FAA regulation cited by Macklin seem to cover that
| potential
| | issue.
| |
| | My 2¢
|
|
|
| Thanks for the documents Jim, you are good at this.
|
| Can they charge a "fuel flowage fee" on your own gas?
|
| Al G
|
|