Would you go?

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

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?

I would assume that the line-guy brain farted and forgot to move the truck
after fueling.

I would have departed, same as you.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
I would assume that the line-guy brain farted and forgot to move the
truck after fueling.

It would have been a quarter-mile walk back to the FBO.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 07:31:42 -0500, "Dan Luke"
wrote:

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?

Based upon a successful preflight, I would have went, but I would have
tried harder to track down the FBO's manager or owner to ask WTF?

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

"Dan Luke" wrote in message ...

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
I would assume that the line-guy brain farted and forgot to move the truck after fueling.

It would have been a quarter-mile walk back to the FBO.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM


Truck broke?

Truck broke?


Yep: starter busted.

"Dan Thompson" wrote:
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.

That was my guess, that they probably would have at least left a note.
But that's assuming good sense on the part of the late shift line guy, a
very shaky assumption at best.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Dan Luke wrote:


That was my guess, that they probably would have at least left a note.
But that's assuming good sense on the part of the late shift line guy, a
very shaky assumption at best.

Considering where he left the broken truck, he appears to be making your
point for you.

- Andrew

There are much more obvious ways to ground an airplane than to park a
truck in front of it. They could have telephoned you, or left you a
note. In our club, we ground an airplane by tying a rag on the prop,
writing a note in the aircraft tachsheet, and calling the crew chief for
that aircraft. Parking a car in front of the hanger is only going to
**** someone off.




"Dan Luke" wrote in
:

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?