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I want to contribute my 2 cents to this thread... A while back I did an
informal sample of Avweb.. something on the order of a coast to coast
trip with a WIDE swath of fueling sites with Mogas. What I discovered
was that many places that listed mogas on their information did not
list prices of their Mogas.. which led me to believe they really may
NOT have it. Another thing I noticed is that by and large, the places
with mogas are mom-and-pop airpark or rural strips with minimal support
facilities listed or minimal nearby infrastructure. Hours of operation
may be limited and night ops are not dependable. The strips may not be
paved.
My usual modus operandi is to head into an airport situated AT or near
Class B and C surface areas.. park at the FBO and snag a rental car or
get picked up and go hit the town/event in question. Don't get me
wrong, I will go to and enjoy the grassroots stuff that people on here
like to do, but I joined up with Chris to reap the benefits of a fast
crosscountry plane that will be flying mainly into improved/paved
strips of 3000 ft or more.
What I am basically saying is (for MY average mission profile) which is
cross country to major population centers is that it is not practical
for me to do the kind of flying that I intend to do and DEPEND on mogas
for sole source fueling. A more realistic eventuality for me is to 1)
tanker mogas in the plane (full tanks on departure and making a
roundtrip on one tankful) 2) have limited mogas refueling at select
destinations (have several transfer tanks at Uncle Kens in SC and
several more at *insert relative of choice*) 3) buy avgas on the long
trips. Home fueling is already a foregone conclusion that a transfer
tank built into the back of the Ford Truck is a necessity.
I am expecting the Velocity to have a full fuel "radius of action" of
400-450 miles.. thats a lot of territory, and thats actually the
majority of the places I will visit REGULARLY. The SC relative would be
well worth paying a few bucks one time to keep some plastic wheeled
marine transfer tanks in the shed for me and breaking them out for the
regular visit. Truth is, Charleston from Houston is really pushing
"tanks to DRY" range as planned, so a stop halfway to stretch the legs
and splash maybe 10-15 gals of avgas is what is called for.
The list is nice, and it may come in handy for me someday. It may be
EXACTLY what someone else may need, but before you make the mental
"marraige" to "mogas only" take step back and see just exactly how
practical that is for your specific mission, plane and plan of action.
It may match perfectly... or not be practical.
John Slade wrote:
Thank you John. This is EXACTLY what I needed.
You're welcome. See - an APB wasn't really needed. :)
Also see the attached spreadsheet, in case you don't have it. I'd appreciate
it if you'd make updates as & when you get better info.
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