Oh yawn, here we go again.

It doesn't take a degree in organic chemistry with a specialization in hydrocarbon fuels to understand that the fuel evaporates quickly and leaves no trace - not even for a gas chromatograph - you know those machines they put the "swab" into when shoes are swabed or when a box interior is swabed.

OTOH, these actions are usually spelled out by lawyers, and the like, who love to speculate about what could happen if.... Armchair quarterbacks and armchair lawyers also love to do that - especially when they have no vested interest in the topic at hand.

Well, each flight and each breath COULD be our last - and we will all eventually reach that situation.

Empty of fuel is just that - empty with no trace. Period.

Further to bureaucracy - It is interesting (for me) to note that flying into/out of other countries is easier BUT more expensive due to taxes and fuel surcharges, etc and those countries do not seem to be as excited about my travels around this planet. Page 3 of my Canadian passport has no restrictions as to which country I travel to or thru. I refer US customs types to that page when they ask why I travel and keep pushing the issue. Telling the truth is what I deal in when talking with US customs types and to me that is always the best policy. However, I will not be abused by any bureaucrat - and in a different Canada customs inspection situation, I had to ask for the superintendent when a Canadian border type told me that he could not allow me entry into Canada... BUT, that is another story.