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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 6:59:15 PM   
Zpat



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From: Lima, OH,
Status: offline 		Now that I know that most of us here are computer jocks, I'd like to know how much fuel you guys are burning.
I've run 8 gals through a MVVS .77 and 4 gals through a Saito .80 since the beginning of the season.
How about you guys, how much fuel have you burnt this season.
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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 7:41:23 PM   
jettstarblue



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Joined: 10/5/2002
From: Ashtabula county, OH, USA
Status: offline 		22 gallons, it's what I do......

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 7:52:44 PM   
FLYBOY



Posts: 8691
Joined: 1/7/2002
From: Missoula, MT, USA
Status: offline 		Unfortunately, I don't get to play that much any more. I burn about 160 gallons of av gas a day, but only about 4 gallons of model fuel so far this season. Least I am getting to fly the big one.

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 8:56:37 PM   
BasinBum



Posts: 5717
Joined: 7/24/2002
From: Hawthorne, CA, USA
Status: offline 		We don't have a flying season. Is this a competition with a prize? I do know that the one thing I can buy that will make me a better pilot is fuel.

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 9:12:43 PM   
JNorton



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Joined: 1/29/2002
From: Montague, MI, USA
Status: offline 		For what it is worth, which is zero!!! 8 gallons of Omega 15%.

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 9:15:18 PM   
BasinBum



Posts: 5717
Joined: 7/24/2002
From: Hawthorne, CA, USA
Status: offline 		Does the guy with the biggest fuel can win a dollar?

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 9:17:44 PM   
Deadeye



Posts: 3695
Joined: 7/16/2002
From: Conrad, MT, USA
Status: offline 		Started 11 months ago, and have burned about 12 gallons in that time. Last week, I burned a gallon through a TT 61 in an afternoon, and two evenings. Most flying I've ever done.

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In 5 Months...... - 8/7/2003 9:26:44 PM   
ED STEFAN


 

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Joined: 11/12/2002
From: BONAIRE, GA, USA
Status: offline 		.......I've gone through 5 gallons. May not sound like much, but I plan on burning even less when I replace my worn out Cox TD 09 with a new one.

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 9:39:12 PM   
Zpat



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Joined: 11/9/2002
From: Lima, OH,
Status: offline 		For what it's worth.
I just wondered how many armchair fliers are out there.

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Burning fuel - 8/7/2003 9:39:22 PM   
scole


 

Posts: 652
Joined: 11/30/2002
From: Fairport, NY, USA
Status: offline 		I've burned about 50oz in the past half year sinceDecember.

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Burning fuel - 8/8/2003 2:49:49 AM   
vtol_guy


 

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From: Driffield, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		a gallon since last year

from the start of this season?

about half a gallon


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Burning fuel - 8/8/2003 3:34:50 AM   
Blackie



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Joined: 2/10/2002
From: Austin, TX, USA
Status: offline 		With my projects and surgery's I've managed to burn around 3 - 4 gallons.

Blackie


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Burning fuel - 8/8/2003 3:48:06 AM   
vtol_guy


 

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Status: offline 		more than me blackie!


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Burning fuel - 8/8/2003 4:15:48 AM   
Live Wire


 

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Joined: 11/20/2002
From: Sterling , CO, USA
Status: online 		Seems like no one at the field has fresh fuel about 14 gal.

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Burning fuel - 8/8/2003 6:12:53 AM   
snownskate69


 

Posts: 362
Joined: 7/17/2002
From: Auburn, AL, USA
Status: offline 		Not me, but a heli guy in our club burnt 51 last summer

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Burning fuel - 8/8/2003 6:19:40 AM   
proptop



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