danny_galaga

Yes, that's my experience too. My fuel is sealed in plastic Jerry cans. Definitely seal well as you can see them swell and contract over the course of a day. Undercover, out of the sun. I think I'll keep my 98 cans for the plane then. I got a bit carried away at one stage because of the crazy price fluctuations in Brisbane, in normal times. So I ended up with four cans of 98, and two of 91 for the car. But it's been pointed out to me that I'm rooted if there's a fire in my garage because insurance will only allow for one can. So my plan is to reduce these as I can, and just try not to have a fire in the meantime 😄

Ok, good point on the carbies. Could actually make things worse shutting the fuel off. I will shut off normally. And why not refresh the fuel in four weeks? This is the big question. How much fuel will we have? I probably use as much fuel in my car, roughly 20 litres, going to the airfield and back as in the plane. If things are tight for a while, that seems a frivolous thing to do. As you say, the fuel in the cans will last a long time. They are always in a cool stable environment, so I guess I won't touch them for now. If it's ok to go to the airfield again then I can still top up the plane as I usually do 😇

Honda Jazz, slightly more sophisticated engine ☺️

My plan if using the 98 in my car is to just top up the tank. Say half a tank. As far as I can tell, a modem car like mine will automatically adjust timing etc with the aid of different sensors like anti knock sensors.

Yeah, now I've written it out, I think that's the best solution. I'll try and run the tank low, it's not simple to drain. Also, on Rotax you normally just shut down via ignition, as there is no mixture control. So tomorrow I'll shut him down by turning off the fuel switch so there's virtually nothing in the carbies. I've timed how long it takes to run out of fuel. Takes 90 seconds. Longest 90 seconds I've ever sat through 😄

So tomorrow might be my last flight for a while depending on how the fuel situation pans out in Australia. I'm wondering what the best thing to do is regarding the fuel tank. The tank is 94 litres. After tomorrow's flight it will have roughly 40 litres of 98 octane. I have two Jerry cans of fuel. They are a couple of months old. They are well sealed as witnessed by the plastic cans expanding and contracting with heat. The planes fuel tank is relatively sealed, but definitely not air tight like the jerry cans. The engine is a Rotax 912uls Should I: Top up the fuel tank with the two Jerry cans. Or leave it as is, relying on really fresh fuel later to dilute the (probably if some months later) slightly stale fuel. And just use my 98 to top up my car's fuel tank every second tank or so when it gets to about half? What about additives? Is there something I can get from a servo that is known to be fine with Rotax? Normally shy of additives, but am open to suggestions.

A friend is visiting tomorrow, hoping to take him for a local flight tomorrow. He'll be passenger #2 . Then fill up the fuel tank and pack it away for who knows how long 😔

I'm seeing some indications this is a fake story.

Gimme a Beachcraft Bonanza or summink and you'll soon know one 😄

Yes, that is my problem, and I have the manual but just winding down the volume on the passengers headset sounds a lot easier than trying to figure out how to do that 😄 Just didn't even occur to me to check that during the flight, until Skippy pointed out out ☺️

MGL V6. It was free and people tell me it's worth every cent of that 😄 Skippy, I hadn't even thought of that! I'll see if that helps on the next flight 😇

You are not me 😄

Fantastic scenes in that movie other than the fact he could have just as easily come down in friendly territory.

Take care moneybox! My last flight was today. With passenger #1 ☺️ I still haven't done my navs so I'm still just pootling around the area. We flew Boonah, over Moogerah dam, over Kooralbyn, Beaudesert, Lake Wyaralong and then back to Boonah. The area is a great place to be stuck 🙂 Might have to go easy depending on this fuel situation though.

Flew it today with the capacitor soldered in. MUCH better. While I'd rather fix one thing at a time to solve a problem, at least it's fixed now. I've gone from a radio ranging from bad-ok, to ok-good 🙂 I have to adjust a few things though. The intercom is really loud, but if I just turn down the volume then the transmissions are quieter too. Pretty confident there is a setting to adjust the balance to make the intercom a little quieter than the radio. Remember digital watches in the 80s? How you had to hold this button, then tongue to the right, wait three seconds, click through an indecipherable menu and then somehow the time was set? This radio reminds me of that. I sucked at these PC LOAD LETTER situations back then, and I suck at them now. Stupid radio, adjust yourself! 😄 Anyway, I've brought the instruction book home and will peruse this evening 🙂 Language warning ☺️