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dave

Joined: 22 Sep 2006
Posts: 1382

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:54 am Post subject: Gas talk - Float plane trip

Just got home from a 7 hour flight time float trip yesterday.  I used Regular auto gas or what ever i bought .- one Gas station , 3 marinas with pump prices up to 1.69 per litre.   I flew over sparse territory with nothing but swamps, bush and lakes. 

The other plane was a beaver ultralight with 582.  he ran about 6000 rpm at average of 68 mph and I ran average 80 t0 85 mph . I would throttle between  5200 and 5800 most of the time.  My fuel flo meter was dead on showing about 13 to 18 litre / hour fuel burn.   Everytime we landed at a marina his fuel consumption was exactly 50% more than mine.  First stop my bill was 87$ and his was 133$   --------- GO FIGURE.  

Show that Kitfox on Aerocets is much cleaner than a Beaver with Full lotus.   Plus he takes 50% longer to get off the water. 



Back to the gas, in Canada we are mandated to have ethanol gas rammed down our throats.  BUT  - I had no issues with it once again on this trip or anytime.   Heck, I never used a chamois or filter funnel this time either and if anything was there never a hiccup.  Maybe my gascolator is full ?

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dave

Joined: 22 Sep 2006
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Gas talk - Float plane trip

Actually this was the original thread on this subject. Folks should learn to keep the topics and their post together.  



Yah my ethanol gas works  fine for me although I am not a ethanol supporter.   



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