I wouldn't put a quick drain in a boat. I've seen too many puddles under
aircraft where the implications of a leak are far less serious. A little
engine stuttering in an aircraft on a tight takeoff can kill you. Fuel
leaking slowly out of a wing won't (usually). Aircraft also have very
minimal fuel filtering.

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Roger Long

On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 13:51:46 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I wouldn't put a quick drain in a boat. I've seen too many puddles under
aircraft where the implications of a leak are far less serious. A little
engine stuttering in an aircraft on a tight takeoff can kill you. Fuel
leaking slowly out of a wing won't (usually). Aircraft also have very
minimal fuel filtering.


You may have seen puddles where the fuel sample is discarded - though
this is now discouraged. Leaking fuel under an airplane is
otherwise, a loss of airworthiness issue.

Brian Whatcott altus OK

No, I was talking about my own plane. I used to do a lot of flying and fuel
sampling.

It only takes a little bit of crud to lodge in the valve and it drips,
usually slow enough that it evaporates before building up again. Resampling
usually fixes it. Not something you would want happening on a boat where
there is no place for it to go though.

--
Roger Long

In article ,
"Roger Long" wrote:

No, I was talking about my own plane. I used to do a lot of flying and fuel
sampling.

It only takes a little bit of crud to lodge in the valve and it drips,
usually slow enough that it evaporates before building up again. Resampling
usually fixes it. Not something you would want happening on a boat where
there is no place for it to go though.

That's why Aircraft Fuel costs more than Regular Fuel. It is the price
of Filtering and Documentation of that Filtering to meet FAA Fuel
Specs...