flight school installing an autofuel tank

: The local renter reimburses actual up to a maximum which is roughly
: the average local price and usually around a half buck more than the
: field price for full serve.

: I once asked why and they replied they were more concerned about
: someone running out of gas a mile short of the runway and what that
: would do to the bottom line than they were about the couple of bucks
: now and then for a pricey fillup.

That is a much more sensible strategy IMO. As a club, it'd be much better to
tell the members, "We'll reimburse you the full cost, but if possible please plan to
require a minimum of fuel elsewhere."

Same as if you get stuck for weather. The local club here doesn't penalize a
renter if the plane gets stuck due to bad weather. It's a good idea to encourage
conservatism rather than having major financial incentive to "push" the weather to get
the plane home.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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