Fuel Price

I paid 5.01 yesterday ,but prices are rising daily. Gas goes up like a rocket and comes down on a parachute
 
Went from $5.70 to $7.00 (FS) last week at my home airport. The other airport in the area I usually fill up from went from $4.98 (SS), to $5.98.
 
2 weeks late to the party. But thanks for the quarterly sky is falling check in

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Thread '100LL price increases?'

How are prices at your local watering hole? I heard some reports of signifincant price hikes, but the two places I get fuel from are still unchanged, in the low $5.
I do wonder if it's just a case of them not needing another truckload yet, though.
 
KEDN, Enterprise AL. Was $4.50/gal. New load a couple weeks ago. Still $4.50. Although talking to the guy that sets the price, sounds like it will go up next fuel load. Having said that, this is a municipal FBO and not looking to make a ton of money. So it's prices are usally some of the lowest around. And we have a couple airports nearby that have equally low prices typically.
 
Prices locally range from $5.54 to $8.29/gallon. Washington State has some of the highest fuel taxes in the country. To make matters worse, piston GA pilots are being hit with an added tax on aviation fuel to provide support for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Sadly, SAF only works in jet and diesel engines. So, pilots flying planes that run on 100LL are being taxed for a benefit we'll never get. Legislation for this tax was crafted after the big money complained about a "luxury tax" that was imposed on aircraft purchases over $500,000. That tax was rescinded and replaced by the new fuel tax. Great, the pilots with less financial reach are being penalized again so the rich don't have to pay their own way.
 
KEDN, Enterprise AL, we went up $1.25/gallon to $5.75 about a week ago.
 
Well Over $8/gal @Kcos… no self serve option either. I removed the anti siphon valve on an old SUV so I can pump car gas from it to my c172 heavy. The local gas station a block from airport is $3.89 now for regular 85 octane car gas, was $2.69 just 4-6 months ago. Another advantage with experimentals.

I can get about a 30 cent per gallon highway tax rebate but too lazy to keep the receipts and send in the form, but that may change.

I loaned it to A couple of time building CFIs for sun n fun and they are mapping out the cheapest gas spots to stop, usually with car gas on the field or they borrow a crew car with a couple of 5 gal tanks they take (both are young ladies and don’t seem to get any questions from FBO line guys). They also typically figure out the most efficient airspeed and alt to sip fuel, which was determined to be 5.4 GPH @90 kts by the last 2 that flew it to OSH…..they pay their own fuel so they get creative.

A few hanger neighbors said they won’t be flying much due to gas costs. I told a disgruntled guy with a C182 to look into a MOGAS STC as local gas station a block away has non ethanol gas. He didn’t know anything about the STC and excitedly set off to find out more. He is also currently dealing with lack of A&Ps on field to fix a nose strut leak. There’s also a guy that uses car gas without any STC for years without issue. I think the mogas STC will become very popular, even though it’s simply paperwork.

Also seeing wet rental cost increases, as well as some renting by dry rate to hedge their losses.

Point is gas prices adding more pressure to GA. When gas goes up and stays high for a while, I typically see increase in number of planes for sale, especially larger models and especially twins.

Wondering if number of aircraft going to sun n fun will significantly decrease.
 
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