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From: "John Downing" <downing.j@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:58:53 -0500
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Charlie;  Being a farmer with a private air strip, there could be some
interest there, I did throw out the fuel oil furnace though, had to get that
stinking thing out of the basement.  Talk about robbery, my brother in-law
paid $2.70 for furnace oil in November.  JohnD
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From: "Charlie England" <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:18 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Auto fuel


> John Downing wrote:
>
> >Jesse;  If the next higher grade of fuel is only 10 cents higher
(presently), it will be less expensive to use it, unless the decision is
made to add alcohol to all fuel grades.  Diesel here is more expensive than
gasoline, so the Mistreal approach would not be of any advantage.  One pilot
here who flies a Citation II, said he has paid as much as $6.42 for jet A in
October, havn't seen him lately to ask what the price is today.  JohnD
> >
>
> But....
> If you live on a private strip or know a farmer (or someone who does a
> lot of dirt work), off-road diesel is a *lot* cheaper.
>
> Hence my high level of interest in heavy fueled rotaries.
>
> Charlie
>
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