Can anyone go to airport and buy AV fuel?

[barry1me]

Im planning to run AV with my Silber setup, and was wondering if I will have any issue going to my local small airport to buy some AV fuel.

 

[turbolover]

Anybody can buy av fuel going into an approved fuel container. You cant pull up and have it put directly into a car or your sled.
After you leave the airport what you do with is your business.
That's what the guy here told me when I asked.

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[ShaneO]

Anyone can buy 100ll. Sometimes its tuff getting access to the ramp to buy it though. Talk to the airport manager. Airports have tougher security over the last couple of years. Not so much in Canada, but definately in the States. Talk to the right person and it should be no problem.

 

[Boston Racing]

They usually want a tail number too.

 

[POLZIN]

My local airport said No problem

 

[Gone Sleddin]

how big of an airport? our local one is a pay at the pump. i would either take the pickup with cans in the back right out to the pump or pull the sled and trailer to the pump and fill it up. they told me to just put anything in when it asks for a tail number, i always put in something like td800. easier to get into than the local gas stations

 

[backcountryislife]

Totally depends on the airport.

I've gotten av from big airports, and I've gotten turned away at smaller ones.

Of the airports within 100 miles of me, I can fuel at 1/2 of them, and the closest ones have starting gouging for fuel because of sledders now ($1-3 higher than other local airports) so that adds a fun twist to the mix as well.

Due to the prices I'm back to driving to the drag strip (bandimere) to go get my race gas. It's cheaper now to go back to that, and I don't need as much of it.

 

[SLDHVN]

why do i always get a funny look from a pilot sitting in his airplane when im filling my sled up with avgas?

our airport is pretty much dead most days, so its easy.
i could go do speed runs down the landing strip in my truck most days.

 

[tree climber]

all the ones in my area require a tail number

 

[Bendy]

My boss has his own pump for his plane. $1.40 CDN per litre, I can get it any time!

 

[Boyko]

Im planning to run AV with my Silber setup, and was wondering if I will have any issue going to my local small airport to buy some AV fuel.

There is never anyone around at the local airport here, it on a trust system you have to fill out a visa slip in the office, it is open 24 / 7

Ya just have to try, get a drum and fill it up never had the stuff spoil like race fuel does, it's a pissoff running 12.00 per gallon fuel in your lawn mower

 

[barry1me]

Are the race fuel jugs approved containers?

 

[Boston Racing]

Nobody's ever asked to inspect my canister. I also just fill up the sleds as well. For my tail number i usually just put NA and it accepts it.

 

[barry1me]

Nobody's ever asked to inspect my canister. I also just fill up the sleds as well. For my tail number i usually just put NA and it accepts it.

ok good to know....I will try that approach. I hear that many airports around me ask for tail number.

 

[2XM3]

i pull up with 3 55 gallon drums on a small flatbed, fill up..done deal never had any issues. Just have a tail number picked from any plane pic online if ur asked for one...

 

[Boston Racing]

Most airports are full of tail numbers

 

[barry1me]

Are most airports open to all forms of payment cc/cash/debit card

 

[Boston Racing]

All the self serve one's around here are.

 

[SixtySevenGT]

TAIL NUMBER

Just look around the hangers, most planes have one

 

[cr187]

just tell them ur flying an ultralight! in like flynn!