Defuelling
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Defuelling
Once upon a time there was a CAO detailing fueling and defueling, or so I thought. Now I can only find a CAO on fueling with very limited info on defueling, specifically defueling avgas.
Does anyone know:
Is defueling now considered a fueling operation or am I missing something in my regulations search? Under what circumstances can I remove quantities of fuel other than small samples from fuel tanks on an aircraft, say to meet weight and balance requirements?
Does anyone know:
Is defueling now considered a fueling operation or am I missing something in my regulations search? Under what circumstances can I remove quantities of fuel other than small samples from fuel tanks on an aircraft, say to meet weight and balance requirements?
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I know in the states if you get pulled over by the EPA they can test the emission of your fuel to see if it is not from a legal source, same as they check to see if you have a crate motor or not in your car. As far as australia go, well doubt they have a way of checking...
If we are talking about de-fueling aircraft then it is a common occurrence of sorts and with some of the larger companies it is legal to put this fuel back into the aircraft but limitations apply.
If we are talking about de-fueling aircraft then it is a common occurrence of sorts and with some of the larger companies it is legal to put this fuel back into the aircraft but limitations apply.
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I suspect when the word fuelling is used, it refers to both operations.
CAO20.9 para 3.4A
Despite it being in reference to a paragraph about electrical bonding of equipment, it could be implied that words definition can be carried through to the rest of that order.
CAO20.9 para 3.4A
For paragraph 4.3.4:
fuelling includes refuelling and defuelling.
fuelling includes refuelling and defuelling.
Despite it being in reference to a paragraph about electrical bonding of equipment, it could be implied that words definition can be carried through to the rest of that order.
