Fueling from plastic gasoline containors

Michael Horowitz wrote:
: I may have an opportunity to move to a hanger at a private strip; no
: facilities, so I'll have to tote in my own gasoline in 2 1/2 gal
: plastic containors.

I'm not sure how large of a creature you're fueling, but I've been filling my
Cherokee up with 5 or 6 gallon cans for two years now.

: When refueling, do I only need to worry about grounding the a/c?
: How would static be generated? - Mike

Grounding the a/c isn't nearly as important as grounding the can to the plane.
It's not the static buildup on the plane that's the problem, but rather the static
differential between the plane and the can as the fuel pumps charge as it flows.

You can build a nice fuel trailer for $300-$500 as people have suggested. My
solution is somewhere between cans and a fuel trailer.

I didn't like the small amount of water and particulate gunk I picked up from
the gas station, nor the feeling of having to maintain sterility with the lids, etc.
I ended up constructing a pouring spout for the cans with a spin-on, water-absorbing
fuel filter included in the spout. You can get the filter from a farm-supply or order
it... $20 or so. When I switch to another can, I simply move the pour spout to the
new can. Also, the plumbing for the spout is metal, so I can definatelively bond the
plane to the part of the can that counts..... the pouring area. Charge will not build
up, and even if it did it cannot spark where the two come together (since they're
metal-metal and already bonded together).

It's not that big of a deal to just fill up and bring along a few cans on your
way to go flying.... dump it in when you're done.

-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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