Originally Posted by
KittyKatKaper
How could an AVGAS powered aircraft which had been refueled with AVTUR actually get off the ground ?
I mean, the AVGAS in the fuel-lines would be consumed within a minute or so of idle-power and then the AVGAS/AVTUR mix would make the engine run-up not 'normal'.
There is normally enough of the proper fuel in the lines for the aircraft to become airborne, then shortly thereafter it all goes pear shaped. As was the case with a Piper Chieftain at Moomba many years ago. Not everyone does run-ups either!
DF.