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PPE
PPE on the Ramp: Hearing, Eyes, Hands, and Feet
The gear that keeps line techs working for years, not just for a shift.
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TOW
Towing and Wing Walkers: Ramp Basics That Prevent Damage
Slow, planned, and watched from every side: towing done the boring way.
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FOD
FOD Walks: Why, When, and How
A bolt on the ramp is cheap. The damage it can do isn't.
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PERF
Why Crews Care About Every Pound of Fuel
The number on your ticket goes into the crew's numbers. Here's why it should be right.
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CLR
Fuel Colors: What 100LL Blue and Jet A Straw Tell You
Color is a quick first look, not a test. Here's what it can and can't tell you.
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SELF
Running a Self-Serve 100LL Pump: The Checks Behind It
Nobody from the line is there when a pilot fuels, so the checks happen before they arrive.
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RACK
Loading a Fuel Truck at the Rack: Checks Before and After
Right product, right truck, and eyes on the load the whole time.
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TURN
The Quick Turn: Line Service Habits Crews Remember
Meet the airplane, ask once, and have the numbers ready.
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SPIL
A Fuel Spill on the Ramp: The First Few Minutes
Stop it, clear it, call it: the order that matters when fuel hits the ground.
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PLOT
Why Line Service Wants the Pilot There for Fueling
A second set of eyes on the grade, the quantity, and the airplane.
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MICR
Microbial Growth in Fuel Tanks: Signs, Causes, and Prevention
No water, no growth: what to watch for and why sumping is the real defense.
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FARM
The Fuel Farm Daily Check: A Walkthrough
A walk around the tanks, item by item, and what each check is looking for.
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UL
Unleaded Avgas on the Ramp: What Line Service Should Know
New grades, the same red nozzle, and why the grade check matters more than ever.
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COA
What's on a Certificate of Analysis, and What to Do With It
Refinery certificate, certificate of analysis, release paperwork: what each one is and how to use it.
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RAMP
Gloves, Glare, and Cold Fingers: Using a Phone on the Ramp
Bright sun, cold hands, and a battery that quits at the worst time.
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FBO
How Small FBOs Win More Transient Traffic
Accurate listings, quick turns, and the small things crews remember.
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AUDT
Getting Ready for a Fuel Quality Audit
Who shows up, what they check, and how to find your own gaps first.
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TRNG
Training a New Line Tech: A First-Month Checklist
What to cover in a new hire's first month, and how to know it actually stuck.
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PHOT
How to Photograph a Fuel Sample So It Proves Something
A clean jar, the right light, and the label in the frame: photos that settle questions.
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DP
Filter Differential Pressure: The Daily Number Worth Trending
One gauge, read every day, and what the trend says that a single reading can't.
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INTL
Liters, Kilograms, and Gallons: Fueling International Crews
Three units, two kinds of gallon, and a ticket nobody can misread.
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BOND
Bonding During Fueling: Static Electricity on the Ramp
Where the charge comes from, why the cable goes on first, and why it comes off last.
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LBS
Fuel Orders in Pounds: A Quick Guide for New Line Techs
Total or add, pounds or kilos, and how to say the order back before you pump.
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SAF
Sustainable Aviation Fuel at the FBO: What Changes for Line Service
Why a certified SAF blend arrives as Jet A, and the paperwork that proves it.
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TRCK
The Fuel Truck Daily Check: What to Look For and Why
The walkaround before the first fueling, item by item, and what each check protects against.
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DMTR
Density Meter or Glass Hydrometer? What Changes on the Ramp
Two instruments, two units, one fuel: how the readings line up.
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H2O
Water in Jet Fuel: Sumps, Drains, and Clear and Bright
Dissolved, free, and in between, and what a sample jar can and can't tell you.
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HYDR
Hydrometer and Thermometer Care: Keeping Readings Honest
The glass behind every gravity check, and how a small error in it shows up on the ticket.
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INV
Fuel Inventory Reconciliation: Why Gallons Seem to Disappear
Book versus stick, and why a tank can come up short without losing a drop.
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JETA
Jet A vs Jet A-1: What Line Service Should Know
The one real difference between the two grades, and why crews need to know which one they got.
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NET
Gross Gallons vs Net Gallons: What Your Meter Is Counting
Why a delivery ticket shows two gallon figures, and how to keep them from fighting each other.
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WNTR
Winter at the FBO: Heavier Gallons, Water, and Icing Inhibitor
Heavier gallons, water in the sumps, icing inhibitor, and static in dry air.
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DENS
Why Crews Ask for the Fuel's Density: Uplift Checks Explained
What an uplift check is, and how to give crews a density they can use.
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MISF
Preventing Misfueling: Keeping Jet A Out of Piston Engines
The nozzle, the order, the decal, and the airplanes that break the rules of thumb.
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RECV
Checking a Fuel Delivery: Corrected API Gravity Against the Ticket
The paperwork, a clear-and-bright sample, and the gravity at 60°F compared with the ticket.
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WGHT
How Much Does Jet A Weigh per Gallon? (And 100LL)
About 6.7 and 6.0 pounds, and why the meter temperature changes an uplift.
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LOGS
Fuel Quality Records for Line Service: What to Log and How to Keep It
Raw readings, tanks, photos, and exports an auditor can read.
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PRICE
AvGrav Is Now $0.99
Down from $3.99. Every feature, one purchase, no subscription.
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CONV
API Gravity to Specific Gravity and Density: Formulas and Table
Convert API, SG, kg/m³, kg/L, and pounds per gallon, with a worked Jet A example.
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API
How to Correct API Gravity to 60°F: A Fueler's Guide to Hydrometer Readings
Why readings are corrected to 60°F, how to take a clean hydrometer reading, and how to tell if a Jet A, 100LL, or diesel sample looks right.
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LNCH
AvGrav Launches: A Modern API Fuel Gravity Calculator for the Ramp
Built for fuelers, technicians, and FBO operations: instant corrected API gravity, photo documentation, and a hands-free Apple Watch app.
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