I buy fuel at Graves RC in Orlando. It's 80 miles away. $18 for 10% and $22 for 15% today, but I bought two cases of fuel when it was just $12 a gallon and I'm still on the first bottle. Cheaper than whiskey. My planes cost an average of $300 each.

I have a variety of engine brands in the house that total about 40 to get by with, after liquidating more than that on fleabay a year ago when I thought I was hoarding too much. I flew my one electric plane once, the day I bought it. Didn't like the 4 minute flight and almost losing sight of it twice. I'm used to 10-15 minute flights and my 4 strokes can give me 20 minute flights. I have boxes of props and fuel tanks, just in case. 7 ready to fly planes. Maybe I should weed out some more glow engines soon, and I could live with just 10 spares, if I sell enough kits to get down to 10 of those. I'm trying to do that actually, but people just don't respond like they did a year ago even with free relief checks coming in. Maybe people can't fly at their fields yet? We aren't an AMA field, no club conformity or fees. Every club has two whiners named Statler and Waldorf. (Muppet show balcony pair) This field doesn't have that. Everyone is equal, no meetings, no dues, no arguing, and no problems. Glow is alive with a few, and I fly 72 Mhz too, no brownouts, or orange counterfeit receivers. I yell out "Anyone on 52?" these days as a joke. People appreciate my antenna flag showing wind direction. I prefer hearing where the plane is, especially landing so others aren't startled by the approach that occurs sometimes with electrics.
Just my choices. It works for me. I like the smell of nitro, I like my vapor trails. It seems my landings and takeoffs go down a lot further on the runway having a bigger heavier model, and I like how that looks as much as the flight. I still kit build on hot summer days also. If you just pilot a BNF model, then you can enjoy more of your free time 5 minutes later. I spend that on other facets of the hobby. I like to frequently buy and sell RC too, to keep it fresh. Second hand balsa and glow planes are quite a bargain.