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Old 29th Mar 2020, 10:08
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Uplinker
 
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I only ask because if the aircraft next to you on the ramp was refuelling when you tested your HF, there would be pretty much the same risk of fuel vapour explosion as you testing it during your own refuelling.

In the two (UK) long-haul airlines I worked for, we never ground tested HF. We tested it airborne approaching ETOPS airspace, and most aircraft had two HF radios fitted.
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