Ron Garret wrote:
It occurred to me today that in fifteen years of flying I have never
once found water in my fuel when I've drained my tanks. Not a drop.
Ever. Am I just lucky, or is this really as rare an occurrence as it
seems to be? (I fly in SoCal. Maybe that has something to do with it.)

I'm also in SoCal and have had a few drops a couple of times, except...

One time I stopped for fuel in Barstow. For those not familiar, Barstow
is in the middle of the desert and the last place in the world one
would expect to find water in the gas.

The first sample out of each sump had about a quarter cup of water.

It took many drains from each sump to get to clean gas.

This was a one time occurance (I've been to Barstow many times).

So the moral is, drain, as it only takes one fluke to screw up your day.


--
Jim Pennino

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