Originally Posted by Brian Abraham
crop duster, be interested what approval you have to use diesel. Aviation fuel specs call out purity ie limit on foreign matter, so where did you get approval to use your dirty Mississippi barge fuel from. Can't see the FAA giving it a tick.
Fuel: Jet A, Jet B, JP-4, JP-5, Automotive Diesel Number 1D or 2D in accordance with
UACL Service Bulletin Number 1344. (If jet fuel is not available, aviation
gasoline, MIL-G-5572, all grades, may be used for a maximum of 150 hours
between overhauls.) Automotive diesel fuel is approved only for agricultural
application flights and only when the free air temperature is above:
+20oF for Grade No. 1D
+40oF for Grade No. 2D
as per Type Certificate