FUELING
AOPA PILOT - August 2017
Slow burn - Quick calculations for fuel conservation
by Dave Hirschman
YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED A stronger-than-expected headwind on a long flight and want to reduce your fuel burn to ensure you arrive at your destination with adequate reserves. You're about two-thirds of...
GA BUYER EUROPE - December 2016
RocketRoute Partners with Avfuel to Expand MarketPlace Solution
RocketRoute is delighted to Welcome Avfuel as a strategic Partner of its new fuel and handling service - Marketplace - as it introduces the platform to the North American aviation community...
AUBUYER - November 2016
Air BP Launches Revolutionary Fuel App with RocketRoute
Air BP, the international aviation fuel supplier, today launched a brand new way of buying fuel - the RocketRoute Fuel App. The app, which has been developed in conjunction with RocketRoute...
AOPA PILOT - October 2012
by Alton K. Marsh
How about a nice 1,124-hour flight that goes anywhere you want, as long as you stay within fuel range of Yuma, Arizona? That's what Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward did...
General Aviation News - 3 November 2006
What if my plane is filled with the wrong fuel?
by Ben Visser
Ray Woodmansee from Porterville, Calif., has a problem. His Cessna 195 was accidentally fueled with a mixture of 100LL and ethanol-containing auto gas...
General Aviation News - 16 December 2005
What is the shelf life of avgas?
by Ben Visser
Bill Albrecht, who has a heli-pad and hangar in his backyard, recently installed a 2,000-gallon avgas tank. His question: "What is the shelf life of avgas?"...
PILOT Proficiency - February 2002
AVGAS 1O1 - An Aviation Fuel Primer
by Dale Smith
It happens all too often: Some guy packs his family into a small plane and heads off on vacation, only to run out of gas and become the lead story on the nightly news. And every time...
FLYER - February 1998
Running out of fuel is not only embarrassing, it is also potentially dangerous. Richard Boswell gives some advice to help you avoid the situation...
EAA The Spirit of Aviation - 20 May 1996
EAA Aviation Fuels and Auto Fuel STC Information
A question frequently asked is, "Is it all right to fuel my airplane using five gallon cans?" The answer is "yes," but you must know it is risky business...