Harold:
What gets you to Panama? I also travel there alot and am a KR flier,
curious what you do and where and when next in Panama.
Let me know more if you can. off net, at 506-856-7977.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "haroldwoods" <haroldwo...@rogers.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:09 PM
Subject: KR> fuel costs
> Hi Netter.
>
> My Franklin 120A that is going into my KR2M burns 3.5 Imp.Gal/hour. That
> is at max power. This is 3.5 x 4.5 = 15.75
>
> liters per hour. Now you figure the rest, gasoline costs Ca $0.93 for 92
> octane auto gas. That is US $0.76 per liter,
>
> Based on todays Canadian prices. When I was in Panama recently I found
> that the gas prices were about US $0.50 per US gal. or about US $0.125 per
> liter. Last month I was in Portugal where the price of regular unleaded
> auto gas was Ca$1.75 per liter. (US $ 1.44 per liter.) I did not check the
> price of high octane auto fuel.
>
> All of this when oil is about US$50. per barrel. My flying could cost me
> Ca$14.65 an hour for gas. How much does your engine burn per hour, Max?
> Gas prices can only go up. If some terrorist blow up the Saudi pipeline
> and supply is cut off for even a few months, the price of crude oil will
> hit US$100. per barrel.Then watch the price of gas go up. The reason that
> gas is cheap in Panama is that they dont tax it. We do . Europe really
> knows how to tax gas. In the near future we will have to use more
> efficient engines in our planes.
>
> Regards
>
> Harold Woods
>
> Orillia,ON.Canada
>
> haroldwo...@rogers.com
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