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On Feb 24, 9:09 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
I had an airplane that I had to sacrifice for graduate school 4 years ago. Now finish and looking to get back in the game, I find local avgas prices in my area range from over $6 to over $7!!! (Up from $2.30). Two words: Car gas. Make sure your plane can run on it (most can), and make sure you live in a state that doesn't pollute all of their gas with alcohol -- and flying can still be affordable. We have run 9000+ gallons of regular unleaded 87 octane car gas through our home-made fuel truck (see it hehttp://www.alexisparkinn.com/new_mighty_grape.htm) into our airplanes, at a savings of well over $1.00 (sometimes $2.00+) per gallon. Do the math -- it'll pay for your truck and make flying less expensive. AND, best of all, most planes run *better* on unleaded fuel. It's one of very few win-win situations in aviation. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Pretty cool! Any club or FBO I've been in forbid refueling in the hangar. I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want to lose an airplane AND a building. Dan |
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: On Feb 24, 9:09 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote: I had an airplane that I had to sacrifice for graduate school 4 years ago. Now finish and looking to get back in the game, I find local avgas prices in my area range from over $6 to over $7!!! (Up from $2.30). Two words: Car gas. Make sure your plane can run on it (most can), and make sure you live in a state that doesn't pollute all of their gas with alcohol -- and flying can still be affordable. We have run 9000+ gallons of regular unleaded 87 octane car gas through our home-made fuel truck (see it hehttp://www.alexisparkinn.com/new_mighty_grape.htm) into our airplanes, at a savings of well over $1.00 (sometimes $2.00+) per gallon. Do the math -- it'll pay for your truck and make flying less expensive. AND, best of all, most planes run *better* on unleaded fuel. It's one of very few win-win situations in aviation. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Pretty cool! Any club or FBO I've been in forbid refueling in the hangar. I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want to lose an airplane AND a building. Damned safety nuts. Bertie |
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On Feb 24, 9:30 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want to lose an airplane AND a building. Damned safety nuts. Bertie yeah..They mess up all the fun!!!! |
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![]() -- wrote in message ... On Feb 24, 9:09 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote: I had an airplane that I had to sacrifice for graduate school 4 years ago. Now finish and looking to get back in the game, I find local avgas prices in my area range from over $6 to over $7!!! (Up from $2.30). Two words: Car gas. Make sure your plane can run on it (most can), and make sure you live in a state that doesn't pollute all of their gas with alcohol -- and flying can still be affordable. We have run 9000+ gallons of regular unleaded 87 octane car gas through our home-made fuel truck (see it hehttp://www.alexisparkinn.com/new_mighty_grape.htm) into our airplanes, at a savings of well over $1.00 (sometimes $2.00+) per gallon. Do the math -- it'll pay for your truck and make flying less expensive. AND, best of all, most planes run *better* on unleaded fuel. It's one of very few win-win situations in aviation. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Pretty cool! Any club or FBO I've been in forbid refueling in the hangar. I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want to lose an airplane AND a building. Dan That's the rule here, too. We can have it parked right in front of the hangar but no part of the airplane can be across the door threshold. I assume it is for the reason you state. -- *H. Allen Smith* WACO - We are all here, because we are not all there. |
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I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want
to lose an airplane AND a building. That's the rule here, too. We can have it parked right in front of the hangar but no part of the airplane can be across the door threshold. I assume it is for the reason you state. Our FBO routinely fuels owner's aircraft in their hangars. Always has. Ten years ago, when we first moved into a hangar, we would return from a flight, put the plane away, and flip a little red flapper up on the door. Next time we came to the airport, the flapper was down, the plane was fully fueled, and we'd get a bill at the end of the month. God, I miss those days... I think gas was, like, $1.74 per gallon -- and we bitched about it! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:9Gpwj.48454$9j6.9828@attbi_s22: I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want to lose an airplane AND a building. That's the rule here, too. We can have it parked right in front of the hangar but no part of the airplane can be across the door threshold. I assume it is for the reason you state. Our FBO routinely fuels owner's aircraft in their hangars. Always has. He must be some sort of sky god. Ten years ago, when we first moved into a hangar, we would return from a flight, put the plane away, and flip a little red flapper up on the door. Next time we came to the airport, the flapper was down, the plane was fully fueled, and we'd get a bill at the end of the month. God, I miss those days... I think gas was, like, $1.74 per gallon -- and we bitched about it! You'd bitch about it if it were free. Bertie |
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On 2008-02-25, Jay Honeck wrote:
I think gas was, like, $1.74 per gallon -- and we bitched about it! Yeah. I remember bitching because it cost $8 to fill the tank on my first car, a 1967 Cadillac Calais, with premium gas. Where's my cane? -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net http://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
I never dug deep to find out why. I can only suppose they didn't want to lose an airplane AND a building. That's the rule here, too. We can have it parked right in front of the hangar but no part of the airplane can be across the door threshold. I assume it is for the reason you state. Our FBO routinely fuels owner's aircraft in their hangars. Always has. Ten years ago, when we first moved into a hangar, we would return from a flight, put the plane away, and flip a little red flapper up on the door. Next time we came to the airport, the flapper was down, the plane was fully fueled, and we'd get a bill at the end of the month. God, I miss those days... I think gas was, like, $1.74 per gallon -- and we bitched about it! ELM, which is only 30 or so miles from where I live, lost a maintenance hangar, 4 airplanes and lots of tools and spare parts due to a fueling accident with an airplane inside the hangar. With the fuel spreading across the floor, once it was ignited the hangar went up almost instantly. Nobody was seriously injured, but even with the airport fire department literally next door, the hangar was a total loss. This is one rule that I believe is grounded in common sense. Matt |
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This is one rule that I believe is grounded in common sense.
Yep, there's always an example of some catastrophe that happened somewhere that should make every civilized convenience illegal. Iowa City is the oldest airport west of the Mississippi still in its original location. The FBO has fueled aircraft in T-hangars (with the big door open, of course) since before World War II, by my estimation, without mishap. It's called "service", and yes, it's a pain in the butt to go to the hangars, raise the door, and fuel the planes -- but thank God our FBO hasn't yet used "safety" and "liability" as an excuse to be lazy, as so many other businesses have. Is there a slight risk to fueling in an unheated, outdoor hangar with the big door open? I don't know -- but if you use a grounding strap/cord, and you use approved fueling techniques and equipment, and you pump the fuel from a professional-grade tank/pump, can you even *measure* a risk that small? Has any aircraft self-immolated while being properly fueled? Has any car? I grow weary of this country wringing its hands over crap like this, while the real issues of the day aren't even discussed. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Feb 24, 11:00*pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
This is one rule that I believe is grounded in common sense. Yep, there's always an example of some catastrophe that happened somewhere that should make every civilized convenience illegal. Iowa City is the oldest airport west of the Mississippi still in its original location. *The FBO has fueled aircraft in T-hangars (with the big door open, of course) since before World War II, by my estimation, without mishap. * It's called "service", and yes, it's a pain in the butt to go to the hangars, raise the door, and fuel the planes -- but thank God our FBO hasn't yet used "safety" and "liability" as an excuse to be lazy, as so many other businesses have. Is there a slight risk to fueling in an unheated, outdoor hangar with the big door open? * I don't know -- but if you use a grounding strap/cord, and you use approved fueling techniques and equipment, and you pump the fuel from a professional-grade tank/pump, can you even *measure* a risk that small? * Has any aircraft self-immolated while being properly fueled? * Has any car? I grow weary of this country wringing its hands over crap like this, while the real issues of the day aren't even discussed. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" That's a lot of ifs Jay. Is the convenience, in this case really worth it? Is your insurance company aware of this practice? My guess is no. I would have to go with Matt on this one, Jay. Wil |
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