The scientific bases on the Antarctic and their
signatory governments have internal rules against private adventurers,
because they usually have to spend huge amounts of time and money to rescue
these idiots... It is no different than complaining to the USA government
about the no fly zone around the President - a total waste of time as it is
not a policy subject to public opinion.. Same situation in the
Antarctic...Johanson will get no fuel, and he will get a whopping bill for
removing his airplane... Had he actually crashed and dumped fuel and engine
oil onto the ice pack he would have been subject to penalties under treaty
laws... While we may have sympathy for him as a fellow pilot, his ill
conceived and poorly planned stunt will result in even tighter rules
restricting private flying in the Antarctic region... Mr. Johanson has done
a disservice to the flying community...

Denny

Idiot. He's not asking to be "bailed out". He just wants to buy some
fuel.