Question 1

How do airports and operators avoid misfueling?

Eagle · Accepted Answer

ASTM aviation fuels are color-coded to mitigate the chances of misfuelling.
EAGLE partners have been working together to enhance existing misfuelling guidance and training. EAGLE is promoting the use of misfuelling guidance and training for use by airports, Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs), flight schools, and others. Please reference helpful resources on the Energy Institute’s Practice 1597 web page, NATA’s misfuelling prevention web page as well as the EAGLE’s Guidance on Transitioning a Flight School to Unleaded Avgas paper for more information.

Question 2

How do airports and operators avoid misfueling?

Eagle · Accepted Answer

ASTM aviation fuels are color-coded to mitigate the chances of misfuelling.
EAGLE partners have been working together to enhance existing misfuelling guidance and training. EAGLE is promoting the use of misfuelling guidance and training for use by airports, Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs), flight schools, and others. Please reference helpful resources on the Energy Institute’s Practice 1597 web page, NATA’s misfuelling prevention web page as well as the EAGLE’s Guidance on Transitioning a Flight School to Unleaded Avgas paper for more information.