Dangerous Goods stories on smaller aircraft

[capt tosspot]

I am giving a dangerous goods awareness brief to an operator of small, (4 pax) unpressurised aircraft and am looking for some instances of any lessons learnt by crew having to be on their toes with corporate clients carrying unsafe goods on board.

Doesnt need to be heavy but humourous examples would liven the subject up :)
Thanks

[HZ123]

One via third party of client coming out of South Africa with 8 gallon plastic drum of swimming pool chemical cleaner. He was unhappy to leave his bargain behind!

[G&T ice n slice]

Never mind on 'small' aircraft, on 'big' ac too....

Always be very, very (really very very) wary if you have a group traveling together & checking in rucksacks and strange tubes.

espcially if the rucksacks have sleepingbags, camping cooking/eating utensils etc tied onto them.

invariably these goofs have packed one or more of the following
(a) small compressed cannisters of "camping gaz" or equivalent
(b) "strike anywhere" ships matches
(c) self-ignition firelighters
(d) signalling flares or equivalent
(e) cold-light sticks (you bend them to break the seal inside & two chemicals mix to produce light)
(f) compressed gas cylinders to inflate inflatable boats
(g) self-inflating life-jackets

And when you say "not on board this aircraft" they all get very upset "we can't get this out in the jungle" etc etc.

Usually these are university student types with (presumably) great learning but no intelligence.

[12Watt Tim]

Not strictly DG, but I think it was covered in my DG briefings. I have been asked to carry rifles and shotguns. They must be cleared before loading (inaccessible in flight). I knew how to do so with a rifle, but had to be shown the shotguns by the passenger (they were in pieces so that was easy, but you must see the empty breech).

[dudleydick]

Please watch out for ammunition for hunting guns which must also be carried in limited amounts. These somewhat small amounts often cause problems with hunter's who require lots of ammo. and leads to arguements on the ramp.