The price of fuel continues to increase at a rapid rate.  We
       continue to
       do our best to keep our prices at Santa Paula as low as
       possible.  We
       will be receiving a new load of 100LL on Thursday.  With this
       load will
       come an increase in price.  Our current price is $4.559.  Unless
       things
       change, we expect the price to hit $4.759 Thursday.

       I am sorry.  Fill up before Thursday.

       Rowena


       Of course those of us flying rotaries are not directly affected
       by the
       price of 100 LL unless we cannot find auto gas at the airport.

       Perry Mick was working on a nation wide map or web site of
       airports that offer auto gas.
       For old airplanes capable of burning auto gas that should be OK.
       For those of us with 10:1 compression ratio newer AC engines
       that is probably
       not possible.

       What is the status of this auto gas map or web site Perry?

       Perhaps SZP could make an old pickup truck equipped with a 100
       gallon
       tank available for loan or modest rent to pilots needing auto gas.



   There are some maps out there that mapped the info from Airnav or other
   websites, of airports that have mogas on field:
   http://www.chouby.com/apps/autogas.html

   The problem is in the western half of the country there are almost no
   airports with mogas on the field. None in Oregon, only one in Washington
   (Arlington), mogas was available at Modesto a couple years ago, and now
   even that is gone. The few that show on the above map are seaplane
   bases. When I make long trips I have to go through a lot of planning in
   advance, searching out EAA chapters on the web, contacting local EAA
   people at my planned stops, to help me get mogas. So I started the
   "Mogas Assistance Network", a map of people around the country who fly
   with mogas, who would have the cans or other facilities to transport
   moderate quantities of mogas from nearby gas stations to the airport.

   This is a frappr map that people can add themselves to.

   http://www.frappr.com/mogasassistancenetwork

   But since frappr is kind of crapper and difficult to use, I transfer the
   info to a google map:

   http://mickaircraft.com/mogas_map.htm

   We still don't have enough people to help, so everyone who can, please
   sign up! If add yourself to the map, also shoot me an email
   pjmick@verizon.net <mailto:pjmick@verizon.net> to let me know.

   A problem for certificated aircraft flyers now is that most mogas now
   contains 10% ethanol. In Oregon it was previously only in the winter in
   metro areas, but now it's the whole state year round. Mogas STC flyers
   cannot use mogas with ethanol. On my experimental with automotive engine
   this is not a problem.
   Probably about 1/3 of the approx. 6000 gallons of mogas that has been
   burned in my aircraft has contained 10% ethanol, with no ill effects.

   Perry
   http://mickaircraft.com/duckt.htm

Perry,
I added my information for Lockhart, TX (50R).  I have a 40 gallon fuel
trailer with a 12v electric pump.  Numerous stations within a mile or
two of the airport.  I'm usually around on the weekends, but it would be
best to drop me an email before to be sure.

Mark S.

P.S.  The fuel trailer has easily paid for itself during the Phase 1
test phase.  Sure beats wrestling those 5 gallon gas cans.




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