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HShack(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: FS II Gas Tanks & FAR 103.7

I always  thought no more than 5 gal. could be on the plane under FAR 103, now , I hear  that you can carry all you want as long as only 5 gal. is connected to the  engine.......nicht war?

  

 So, as I understand it,  that means I can have my two 5 gal.  tanks on board with quick dis-connects but only one connected to the  engine?  [Can't be changed in flight]  Make a 1 hour flight, then swap  to the other tank for return trip?

  

 Hey!   I might be able to live with that!  Beats having only one 5 gal. tank on  board or having to pour in gas away from home.

 



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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: FS II Gas Tanks & FAR 103.7

In a message dated 3/26/2008 9:36:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,  HShack(at)aol.com writes:

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		     I always    thought no more than 5 gal. could be on the plane under FAR 103, now , I hear    that you can carry all you want as long as only 5 gal. is connected to the    engine.......nicht war?

    

	


 

            Howard,

  

       What is your source of info? I always  thought a few extra gallons in a regular can would be considered cargo. I have  been told by others you cant do it legally . Guess  I will do what I have  to do to keep from running out of fuel.

  

  

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Dana

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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:58 am Post subject: FS II Gas Tanks & FAR 103.7

At 11:32 PM 3/26/2008, HShack(at)aol.com wrote:

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		  I always thought no more than 5 gal. could be on the plane under FAR 103, now , I hear that you can carry all you want as long as only 5 gal. is connected to the engine.......nicht war? 	
 

 So, as I understand it,  that means I can have my two 5 gal. tanks on board with quick dis-connects but only one connected to the engine?  [Can't be changed in flight]  Make a 1 hour flight, then swap to the other tank for return trip?



 

 From AC103-7:

 "The maximum fuel capacity for a powered ultralight vehicle is 5 U.S. gallons.  Any powered ultralight with fuel tank(s) exceeding this capacity is ineligible for operation as an ultralight vehicle."



 A case could be made for a gas can that's not part of the aircraft (i.e. baggage) as not counting toward the 5 gallons, but I would think (or more important, any roving FAA inspector would think) that an actual tank built into the aircraft, whether connected or not, would be part of the aircraft's "fuel capacity".



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Ralph B

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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: Re: FS II Gas Tanks & FAR 103.7

First of all, a Firestar II has two seats making it ineligible to fly under Part 103. Secondly, it weighs far more than the legal limit of 254 lbs and there isn't any way it could be made light enough to fit in the ultralight category. 



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