Any way to get the current "scoop" on that?? (Fuel at Havasu airport,)
In the past, have been told at some small airports around Tucson that it was illegal, and they would not do it. It's been a while... Avra Valley was one I believe. It's not illegal, though pumping it straight into a...
Ha! One time I needed to test run my boat after a repair. At the time I was far from any source of Avgas. So I thought it might be ok to run it (on the trailer) at idle and a few quick revs under zero load to test my repair.
OMG, what a mistake!! I could not shut it down!! It just kept...
Well, I tend to trust the actual airport gas more than public pump stuff, and I suspect it might be cheaper too. Man, I've filled up my boat at airports all over Arizona, but some airports are getting persnickety about it, and some not allowing it at all anymore. Even lonely country airports...
Old thread, I know... renew?
I too have heard that blurb about Avgas not being good for high rpm engines, yet have run it for years. I sure wish I knew more about the technical side of that argument however. Someone just guessing because airplanes really are low rpm engines?? Or true...