r44flyer
13th Jun 2007, 17:45
Hi all,
I'll be following this up with the CAA asap but was wondering if anyone can give me a straight answer on here first. I'm a complete novice in this matter...
What are the regulations regarding the carriage of barrelled fuel in an aircraft? We have neither time nor money to install a ferry tank fit so we propose to carry fuel in barrels (or similar temporary tanks) and pump it into the tanks on the ground where avgas is not available.
If carried in a G registered aircraft, do the regulations extend further than the CAA, therefore having implications for international carriage? Or, is it UK aircraft, UK rules for the duration of the flight? (It's round the world and Russia is the problem re fuel availability - with a suggested 3 month lead time for shipping it in in advance, we have run out of time for that option too!)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I'll be following this up with the CAA asap but was wondering if anyone can give me a straight answer on here first. I'm a complete novice in this matter...
What are the regulations regarding the carriage of barrelled fuel in an aircraft? We have neither time nor money to install a ferry tank fit so we propose to carry fuel in barrels (or similar temporary tanks) and pump it into the tanks on the ground where avgas is not available.
If carried in a G registered aircraft, do the regulations extend further than the CAA, therefore having implications for international carriage? Or, is it UK aircraft, UK rules for the duration of the flight? (It's round the world and Russia is the problem re fuel availability - with a suggested 3 month lead time for shipping it in in advance, we have run out of time for that option too!)
Thanks in advance for any advice.