B A R R Y wrote:
: How great is that mod when you need to get 30-40 gallons into the plane?

: Do you land at a gas station? G

: Even 20 is a lot to carry around in portable containers.

I've found that with a little planning, it's not too bad for the way I fly at
least. Most flights are relatively local, with the occasional 500nm cross country.
I've got three 5-gallon cans in my car. For local flights I just stop by the gas
station before flying and get a can or two. For the longer ones, I'll fill them all
up on the way to the airport. When I return I'll dump them in and then go for one
more trip for three more. Not too inconvenient for the few times I return from a
trip and need to put 30-40 gallons in.... just one extra trip to the local filling
station.

I was going to build a fuel trailer, but decided that the small cans work OK.
If I had a high-wing I'd be more inclined to build a trailer (with the requisite pump,
etc). With the low-wing I've got, I just let the cans drain while I post-flight,
tie-down, etc.

-Cory

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