Hot refueling, is there another way to refuel on the job? I've hot refueled a Robbie for 20 000hrs plus and only once had a fire. The engine earth straps were broken and I can only assume a spark on the earthing side ignited the overflowing fuel. Noticed flames on the ground so had a peek in the hatch under aux fuel and it was like a stream trains firebox, quickly shut hatch and then used extingusher to put out fire.Other then flying with no instruments the scariest part was after take off all the extingusher powder blew back thru the console at about 100ft and 50kts, almost scared the poop out of me.
I wonder can anyone tell me why the engine runs rough when you overflow the aux tank. Is it fuel entering the air inlet and flooding engine or is it fuel shorting mags out.
Real interested in Imabells or Topendtorques ideas, obviously after they get the rightchessness out of the way