how to label tank filler/fuel caps?

flyboy1963 · #1 04-20-2011, 12:23 PM

....searched to no avail!

my sticky labels next to the fuel caps are starting to fail, and I wondered where the spec is that says " must display the fuel type and quantity" etc.

mainly, if running a 7.5:1 Lycosaur, should I be putting
" Min. octane 80 " in red, instead of "100LL only" in blue????
( apparently they don't call it 80/87 anymore, even if you could find some!)

anyone know what the Canadian regs are?

thanks anyone who can direct me to the info.

fl-mike · #2 04-20-2011, 12:27 PM

I used a permanent adhesive label on my RhinoPro and put it right on the caps. 150 plus hours, no issues.
CNC engraving is the elegant solution.

AltonD · #3 04-20-2011, 12:51 PM

Engraving the caps with the info will fix the label issues.

See this post:
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...hlight=engrave

I used http://www.rvengraving.com/ to my satisfaction.

flyboy1963 · #4 04-20-2011, 01:49 PM

Hijacking my own thread! ...good points on some very nice caps; I am also thinking of the legal requirement, somewhere in the regs it must have something! ?

SilverEagle2 · #5 04-20-2011, 02:01 PM

I had a neighbor that cuts custom vinyl cut my fuel warning rings for my spam can. Outdoor grade and have had no peeling issues for the last 4 years.

This would be the same vinyl some strip their planes with...it holds up well.

I can design some up and have them cut for you if you like. I just need to know size and desired warning text.

flyboy1963 · #6 04-20-2011, 02:13 PM

Hey Jason,
if I ever find out the correct text, I'll be a happy guy.
I sit here in a shop surrounded by vinyl cutting plotters and larget format digital printers, but appreciate your offer to provide them..... ( I'd feel really bad about taking you up on that offer!)

FLY6 · #7 04-20-2011, 02:40 PM

Perry, if you don't have any luck finding the answer here, contact your local MD-RA office or with your local RAA.
I just imported a RV6 last year and don't recall any requirement and therefore did not put anything on my caps.

Sorry I don't have a definite answer, Al

flyboy1963 · #8 04-20-2011, 04:05 PM

good points,
Seth and Al,
no wonder no two aircraft are labelled the same.!

Seth, thanks for the TC verbage...I can never find the right page there.....funny why the capacity would be on the tank anyway???...just a hint for fuelers not to pull too hard on the 500 gpm trigger?
Hmmmmm.......
I think I'll go with something like ' Min. 80 octane - 18 USG - 68 Litres capacity.
(why would I say avgas when the engine can and has run on any mogas?)

PCHunt · #9 04-21-2011, 05:58 AM

The labels are for the part-time line-guy/gal who has an extremely limited knowledge of aviation:

What type of fuel?

How much? US Gallons? Liters, or is that litres?

The old "KISS" principle.

flyboy1963 · #10 04-21-2011, 01:40 PM

one would hope the line people would have taken a course.... and are intimately familiar with all the considerations of aircraft-to-nozzle bonding, tank capaciaty, fuel grades, etc.
......right.
most places the line guys/gal hands me the nozzle and assumes that I want to do it myself...which is preferable, especially if it avoids the last gallon ending up on the wing! I only let Al, the expert fueller at YYF do the filling; makes us both feel good!