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July 25th 05, 05:58 AM
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$4.04 per gallon at Hilton Head
Just tanked up at Hilton Head SC. They charged me $3.85 per gallon of
100LL, and then added on a 5% "fuel tax". Works out to $4.04 per gallon. Ouch, a new high. Now that I am back home, I am going to top off with mogas... $2.10 seems cheap now. 
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#2
July 25th 05, 07:07 AM
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Welcome to the *real* world! Just wait until it hits the $7.50 a gallon
you pay here in the UK. Ian
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#3
July 25th 05, 07:31 AM
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Is that per imperial gallon, or U.S. gallon? ;-)
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#4
July 25th 05, 10:39 AM
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Guy Byars wrote:
Just tanked up at Hilton Head SC. They charged me $3.85 per gallon of 100LL, and then added on a 5% "fuel tax". Works out to $4.04 per gallon. Ouch, a new high. Now that I am back home, I am going to top off with mogas... $2.10 seems cheap now. We're paying 1.40 EURO (about $1.70 US) per LITER here at the moment. Your fuel is still very cheap IMHO. André
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July 25th 05, 05:14 PM
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Sorry everyone, I meant to post this in rec.aviation.owning. Still, an
alarming trend even for soaring pilots. Guy "Guy Byars" wrote in message .. . Just tanked up at Hilton Head SC. They charged me $3.85 per gallon of 100LL, and then added on a 5% "fuel tax". Works out to $4.04 per gallon. Ouch, a new high. Now that I am back home, I am going to top off with mogas... $2.10 seems cheap now.
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#6
July 25th 05, 06:36 PM
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Time to think about switching to winches.
Mike Schumann "Guy Byars" wrote in message . .. Sorry everyone, I meant to post this in rec.aviation.owning. Still, an alarming trend even for soaring pilots. Guy "Guy Byars" wrote in message .. . Just tanked up at Hilton Head SC. They charged me $3.85 per gallon of 100LL, and then added on a 5% "fuel tax". Works out to $4.04 per gallon. Ouch, a new high. Now that I am back home, I am going to top off with mogas... $2.10 seems cheap now.
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#7
July 25th 05, 07:56 PM
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or consider a self-launcher.
I can launch to 3000ft AGL using less than 1 U.S. Gal of auto gas. Willie G. Silent-IN
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#8
July 27th 05, 02:00 AM
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Why in the world go to 3000 feet ? Save Gas !
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#9
July 27th 05, 05:55 PM
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Dave Nadler wrote:
Why in the world go to 3000 feet ? Because I can, Dave. On another note, I believe increasingly higher fuel prices might encourage power pilots to seek out cheaper forms of flying. Might be a good idea to put glider promotional material as close to the fuel pumps as the FBO will allow. Willie G.
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