purpose, too. However, strange as it may sound, here in BC, I
have found it easier to get 100 LL when flying away from home
than mogas. There is no shortage of float plane bases in these
parts, but they don't carry auto fuel. While there are marinas,
they usually have pilings around their floats, which are not
friendly to your wings when trying to dock. Also, I had one
marina refuse to sell me fuel for my airplane.
And don't forget, you never have too much hp in a floatplane.
Having said all that, I still use mostly mogas in mine, because
most of my flying is from my home base, so it is still a money
saver.
JMHO,
Walter
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com
[mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of
Alan Hepburn
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:11 AM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Gas For Floatplane
Folks:
I'm at the point of choosing an engine for my Elite on
amphibs, and have
been looking at the O360s from Aerosport Power. It
seems to me that the
best choice is the low compression cylinders that run
regular auto gas,
especially for a floatplane. You sacrifice 12 hp, but
the gas is more
economical and more readily available on the water.
Something of which
everybody may not be aware - I just found out from my
crooked acoountant
friend that it's possible to reclaim the road tax on
auto gas used in
airplanes (provided you don't buy it at an airport,
where you don't
usually pay the road tax anyway).
Comments?
Al
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