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Subject: You put WHAT in my tanks?!?!
From: David Weinsweig <weinsweigd@gmail.com>
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After a wonderful long w/e in Miami, I went to the counter of Fountainbleu a=
viation at kopf to pay my bill. I noticed that they charged me for Avgas, no=
t Jet A.  After asking and confirming that my request for Jet A was in the c=
omputer, there was silence, then a whisper into the radio that the line mana=
ger and ultimately the overall fbo manager was needed quickly at the counter=
. After 10 minutes of checking, they confirmed their mistake. First time in t=
he 4 years he'd been there. I usually watch as my plane is refueled but some=
times not -particularly in a large reputable busy Bizet fbo. I had been ther=
e twice before with great service. The manager was quite apologetic and offe=
red to have a mechanic drain my fuel.  I called John Cook who confirmed my r=
ecollection that the Walter engine can run on Avgas for a limited number of h=
ours which I believe is up to 50. John mentioned up to 1% of tbo time but su=
ggested that it be diluted with as much Jet A as possible for lubrication pu=
rposes.  Fortunately I had only asked for 10 gallons/wing so after topping w=
ith Jet A(it took 37 gallons more), only 20 of 146 usable was AvGas. Needles=
s to say, they didn't charge me for anything. I then flew away without incid=
ent-rather perturbed but apparently no actual harm done. If it had been jet A=
 into a piston----disaster.=20

Anyways, be careful of the seemingly knowledgable linemen!  No one cares abo=
ut our planes like we do.=20

David Weinsweig=20
N750DW Propjet=20
318 hours

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