I heard HiTech is raising their rates.. :(

[Bosch232]

(To cover the high cost of aviation fuel..)



Geeaah....!!     

[Overlag]

hitech should post how much fuel we get through a month, then work the costs out to scare us all lol

[LilMak]

Crap. My -D40 uses at least 5 gallons before it get's its wheels off the ground. We may all have to switch to fuel efficient Zekes.

[jab116]

Something powers the servers 24/7 

[Rino]

     The Turbo-Gerbil 5000.   

[Chalenge]

Fuel cost in aviation is probably the lesser of expenses involved.

[NEARY]

well maybe it is because noobs drop fully loaded drop tanks on radar thinking it bombs.

[CAP1]

Fuel cost in aviation is probably the lesser of expenses involved.

100LL is $5.79/gal here in the PRNJ

[Pyro]

Around here, 100LL is just over 5.50 and .50 BMG is at 4 bucks a pop.

So a P-47D-40 would cost just over $2000 to fill up with fuel, even more with drop tanks.

To top off the ammo, that would run $13,600.  A 1 second burst of fire would cost $426. 

[avionix]

I got just enough money in the back to turn the prop once.   

I might even be able to fire 1 or 2 bullets.   Thank God for AH2.  No way could I support my warbird flying and dying on my budget. 

[Kotari]

I had to check from google to get some idea, so maybe a bit off:

In Finland 100LL is now around 2.2Eur/l thats about 3.1USD one LITRE !
.50 BMG was tough one, apparently its not widely sold because only a small group of sniper rifle enthusiastics shoot .50, so mainly only bullets for reloading purposes are sold in stores.
But i found indications that a shop sold round costs around 10-13 Eur a pop, that translates to around 14-18USD a pop.

[APDrone]

I got just enough money in the back to turn the prop once.   

I might even be able to fire 1 or 2 bullets.   Thank God for AH2.  No way could I support my warbird flying and dying on my budget. 

Umm.. not to be that nit-picky.. but 'dying' would not be plural.

Sorry.. couldn't resist..

 

[Dragon]

Around here, 100LL is just over 5.50 and .50 BMG is at 4 bucks a pop.

So a P-47D-40 would cost just over $2000 to fill up with fuel, even more with drop tanks.

To top off the ammo, that would run $13,600.  A 1 second burst of fire would cost $426. 

Then add in the expense of wing repair, aileron replacement and, of course, an new canopy with every flight and I'm thinking the numbers become seriosly outragous.

[avionix]

Umm.. not to be that nit-picky.. but 'dying' would not be plural.

Not being nit-picky??  Hmmmm     

Thanks for pointing out my grammar.  I've only been out of school for about 12 years now.   

[CAP1]

Around here, 100LL is just over 5.50 and .50 BMG is at 4 bucks a pop.

So a P-47D-40 would cost just over $2000 to fill up with fuel, even more with drop tanks.

To top off the ammo, that would run $13,600.  A 1 second burst of fire would cost $426. 

cheap kills compared to what a sparrow costs? or whatever missles they use now?