Posted by Tom in Oregon on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 9:24PM :
In Reply to: info on need for lead , danger of avgas etc posted by George in NW Michigan on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 6:41PM :
When I said I throw some in, it is because I do have an airplane, and each time I fly it I check the fuel for water from each of the 3 tanks by draining some. In the old days we used to just toss it on the ground. Now it is too expensive, environmentally and financially, to throw it away. The total per inspection is maybe 1/2 cup. THAT is what I throw in the PW tank, so it sure isn't much. And it is available to non-aircraft owners now. Most avgas pumps are now self-service. I figure it is better that it finds other uses or the oil companies will stop making it since it is a specialty fuel and the quantities don't make them much money. Anyway, George is right!
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