Avoid Las Vegas New Mexico

[Greg Arehart]

What GrayHawk said: use self-serve. You will know what (fuel type) you got, where it went, how much went into the tanks, and what it (should) cost. If there's no self-serve, I will stand there and assure myself that I'm getting what I pay for in all of the above categories.

greg

[RV6_flyer]

Originally Posted by GrayHawk

Just another reason why I like SelfServe.

I had the same issue on my way home from AirVenture last year. I filled up and watched the fill up. It agreed with my fuel totalizator. I reached my home field and filled up at the Self Serve. I took 10 gallons more than my totalizator said I should. I do not believe the pump and spoke with my friend the fuel manager. (Yes he is a friend of mine.) There is a possibility that the other aircraft fueling at the other pump created some kind of interference and I paid for some of his fuel. I just paid the bill when it came from my credit card company.

That one fill up was the largest fuel totalizator error that I have seen in 13-years and yes I do have written records of the fuel going into my airplane. It was not worth losing a friend to save the money.

I have stopped at Las Vegas NM several times for fuel. I typically route where AirNav tells me the less expensive fuel is. I do not mind paying 5 or 10 cents a gallon more but when there are $1 or more a difference per gallon, I route to save the $20 or more on a fill up.

[cholladay]

Originally Posted by N401RH

Down load the data logs for the last 2 hours and you will be able to verify that you set the fuel computer at your last stop and your fuel burn.


Call me if you need help...

Rob Hickman
Advanced Flight Systems Inc.

Rob
You have the unit at your place for up grade. After I got the two 4500s for the RV10 I couldn't resist and had to up grade the one for the RV-8. It was the first leg of the flight on 11/27/2010

[cholladay]

Originally Posted by lcnmrv8r

Another thing to watch out for is the fuel in the hose. If you start pumping and get nothing then the hose has to fill first. I have seen where the hose was empty the first fill up of the day a few times and it was found that a line guy was coming out after hours and taking the fuel from the hose. Was about 6 gallons each time then the first guy to get fuel got shorted.

I was actually guilty of this once myself. I was getting fuel at a self serve and the pump quit but fuel kept coming. So I added a little more. A friend of mine was behind me and he got shorted about 3 gallons. He still complains about it.

Another thing to watch for.

Went out to check the truck before I left and it was leaking very badly. I wonder if it had leaked all the gas out of the pump and hose prior to me filling up.

[Mike S]

Originally Posted by cholladay

Went out to check the truck before I left and it was leaking very badly.

Another reason to call Weight/Measures.

[cholladay]

Originally Posted by Mike S

Another reason to call Weight/Measures.

I have left a message and I am e-mailing the Las Vegas city manager and if I get no results I will contact weights and measures and find out about their complaint procedure

[Mike S]

Fuel leak would also interest the local fire dept, and the EPA.