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Preflighting my plane - Video
In article 8ac82ae29a700@uwe,
"Kloudy via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote: I Haven't flown an airplane for around 20+ years but I remember most of the preflight procedure from memory. One thing we did was after taking the fuel sample, we would chuck it out on the ground. You make reference to EPA's take on that. I'm certain there are recommendations against- if not outright prohibitions on tossing fuel on the ground nowadays. What are current approaches to fuel sample disposal and such. Fuel at $8.00+ per gallon is too precious to "chuck on the ground". There is a device known as a Gatt Jar that one holds up to the sump to drain a fuel sample. The top of the Gatt Jar has a lid with a fine mesh strainer, which is attached to a large (0.5 l) plastic bottle to hold the fuel. The fuel is then poured back into the tank through the filler cap. Some states have environmental laws against "chucking it on the ground"due to the lead content and potential contamination. |
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Preflighting my plane - Video
John Smith wrote:
Fuel at $8.00+ per gallon is too precious to "chuck on the ground". There is a device known as a Gatt Jar I haven't found anything on the web about gatt jar and aviation fuel. How does potential water contamination get separated? -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...ation/200809/1 |
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Preflighting my plane - Video
In article 8ac9263a27232@uwe,
"Kloudy via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote: John Smith wrote: Fuel at $8.00+ per gallon is too precious to "chuck on the ground". There is a device known as a Gatt Jar I haven't found anything on the web about gatt jar and aviation fuel. How does potential water contamination get separated? http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl....roduct_id=1821 This fuel tester allows you to put preflight fuel samples back into your airplane (a great alternative to tossing sampled fuel onto the ground: a practice now discouraged by the EPA). Sample and check your fuel as always. Then, as sampled fuel is returned to the tank, a unique, built-in screen separates solids and non-petroleum contaminants, so only clean, pure fuel is returned to the tank. Reversible sump actuator fits both pin and petcock actuators. Wide mouth collector helps protect hands and clothing. Resilient plastic construction makes the GATS Jar virtually indestructible with normal handling. |
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