100LL just went to $5.25 a gallon at 00V. While I was already minimizing "unnecessary" flights, the current price just makes it worse.
This from someone who was flying around 250 hours a year. No more.
Those were the days of cheap fuel.
KPDK lists 100LL from $7.75 to $9.25. My airport manager (C75) says it is going up now. I think they have a charge if you flyby under 500 ft.
Any RV's at PDK?
You have been spoiled for decades,.... as far as fuel prices! We are paying more than $ 13,-/gal for Avgas at the moment and prices are going up all the time, so stop complaining! Prices of Mogas, Diesel, Heating fuel and Natural gas are also constantly rising!
Everybody should contribute to stop the global warming (well that is what the politicians tell us is why we are paying so much much for fuel over here) . I just do not understand how a higher price is going to cause less warming, we still need to use the fuel, right? We are just paying more for it, that is the only difference.
Tonny
I pinged the local airport to bring in Swift 94, suggesting that anyone offering this fuel at a discount to 100LL will bring in all the applicable piston airplanes from miles around.
$6.90 @ FTY in Atlanta.. who the **** can afford this..
Just a reality check for you - Avgas here is currently NZ$14.45 gallon... or about US$9 gallon.
So keep flying, because you're getting it cheap!
I recently overhauled my 540 and stayed with the 8.5/1 pistons to keep my options open on fuel. I can see a time where I will be flying around at 135 knots and burning 8 gph.
You guys don't know how lucky you are! Try between $10 & $15 a Gallon down under!
Not happy with the prices these days compared to when we were an energy-independent petroleum-exporting nation (2017-2021)
No, we're not lucky. You are getting shafted, unfortunately, and so are we at $6.00 a gallon.
What does Jet A run down under?
Slight thread drift but just wondering what the cost comparison and increase over the last 5 years is of flying one hour in my RV vs playing one round of golf.
Terribly sad race to the bottom. BTW does anyone know what the bottom looks like? Is there a bottom?
Slight thread drift but just wondering what the cost comparison and increase over the last 5 years is of flying one hour in my RV vs playing one round of golf. I don’t golf so don’t know. After initial investment, I think many leisure activities reoccurring cost have increased comparatively to the avgas increase.
I will fly my RV pretty much every week no matter what the price of avgas becomes but I do hold the right to complain about it.
100LL just went to $5.25 a gallon at 00V. While I was already minimizing "unnecessary" flights, the current price just makes it worse.
This from someone who was flying around 250 hours a year. No more.
I thought this was a thread about griping on the high price of avgas?
Latest price on Buchanan Field Concord CA $ 7.05
Most of our recreational flying is in fact "unnessary"
In the meantime, premium pump mogas runs about $5 or more in some places.
I have dialed back my flying as well and using pump gas helps a great deal in making those "unnecessary" flights.
Many of us deserve what all of us have to endure.
Not happy with the prices these days compared to when we were an energy-independent petroleum-exporting nation (2017-2021),
Those were the days of cheap fuel.
KPDK lists 100LL from $7.75 to $9.25. My airport manager (C75) says it is going up now. I think they have a charge if you flyby under 500 ft.
Any RV's at PDK?
It's just nuts!