tailskid

My Feedback: (34)

With the rising cost of gasoline, it won't be long you will hear it said: "I'm changing over to Nitro fuel - it's cheaper"

NCBrit

I guess that nitro fuel being mostly methanol which is an alcohol, and e85 being mostly ethanol which is also an alcohol, this is already in progress.

Sport_Pilot

Obviously you haven't heard of the nitro fuel shortage.

mscic-RCU

My Feedback: (6)

My LHS told me 10% is going to be priced at 16 bucks a gallon at his shop.

tailskid

My Feedback: (34)

My hobby shop has the regular prices on Nitro so ......

trustfriend0

I think it's like you said

tailskid

My Feedback: (34)

Went to a HobbyUSA the other day and 10% was only $14.95! Not too bad............................

Live Wire

Well I see where Nitro is $48.00+ per gallon. Want to drag for 1000 feet


And if you have money problems stay out of this Hobby

LSP972

My Feedback: (13)

That's the regular price at my LHS. He did say that he bought a couple of pallets just before the "increase", and that he would be able to hold his prices for a while.

You know, it is simply amazing how we accept, and become accustomed to, unpleasant realities. I used to vigorously "shop" for the best local fuel prices. The way to do it, of course, is get a bunch of guys together and order a pallet or two via motor freight. That has never worked in my crew; dunno whether its because the majority are too damned cheap to make a big investment, or they don't have the storage space for 20 gallons at a time, whatever; every time I've tried to put together a big fuel order, it has fallen through on our end. So I would buy case lots from whichever of the three area hobby shops had the best price.

That was back when I had a state vehicle and gasoline prices (and time) were simply not an issue.

Now that I'm back flying some glow again (and am retired), I realized the other day that I'm down to my last case of glow fuel. I have to go into town today, so I'll pick up a case or two at the LHS. No shopping, no looking around, just go get the stuff. The few dollars a gallon I MAY save by shopping will be more than eaten up by the cost of the gasoline to go get it (Metairie or Hammond; each over 50 miles away) or the time spent looking, etc.

OTOH, I still refuse to pay that $65 "ransom" to get a PW kit to me....

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LSP972

My Feedback: (13)

I picked up two cases at $18 a gallon; he knocked a dollar per gallon off for the quantity purchase. I last bought glow fuel more than two years ago; closer to three, actually; and paid $15.50 per gallon. So I'm happy

He also had to dig deep into his back room to find me two cases of Cool Power 15%. Seems as if all Morgan has been sending him lately is 18% nitro with "low viscosity" oil; at an extra couple of dollars per gallon... my guy said he cannot even order "straight" 15% any more.

Dunno if that is true or not. I hope not; I've been using Cool Power 15% for over 16 years in everything. It is simply a good, all-around glow fuel. Anyway, I'm good to go for a while, now.

#1 grandson and I put four flights on his Kougar (OS 40SF) yesterday afternoon, and barely put a dent in the level of my gallon glow fuel jug. These little airplanes have their good points...

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