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Re-fueling - What do you use for ground?

Paul Thomas

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4 minutes ago, Jason 1996 MSE said:

One thing I’ve done is make my own ground cable out of 16 gauge wire and two battery clips ($10 total at Lowe’s) as I’ve had 3 instances this year where a previous fueler screwed up the grounding wire spool and it was unusable.

I like this idea -- way better than getting blown up.

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AndreiC
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The instructor who did my Mooney transition training (ex-official Mooney factory instructor) advised me to use the round hole of the front landing gear to attach the ground, and I've been doing this e

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I was line service all through college (frankly my favorite job of all time lol). I always volunteered for fuel as I just like the time by myself. I’ve probably fueled 20k planes??? It’s not complicat

MikeOH
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No.  Engine is absolutely (should be, anyway!) grounded with a large grounding strap.  Bad electrical stuff will happen, if not.

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