Originally Posted by
cafesolo
Cafesolo
When I started flying training in the RAF,in1953,the rule was simple: NO pax on board during refueling. Up to leaving in 1979 I did not hear of this rule being changed,other than for bed-bound casevacs,when the decision would be taken jointly with the senior medic and the captain.
Cafesolo, no doubt most, if not all of the aircraft you were involved with were powered by AVGAS, not the far less flammable JetA1 of today. I'm not in a position to check the regs, but I do know that when I took my professional licence exams, the rules said acceptable for JetA1, not so for AVGAS.
These days, turbine powered helicopters are even allowed to carry out rotors running refuels, subject to suitable precautions being taken.
