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Old 6th May 2018, 04:30
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There was also feedback at one point that many refuelling agents did not want the responsibility of arranging, amending and cancelling NOTAMs, their feelings being that pilots should contact them to ascertain fuel and their availability, callout fee etc.
One could be excused for at least wondering if this attitude was the beginning of the demise of many small town airports. When I first used a C210 for my business I found it a time wasting, frustrating exercise ringing around checking on fuel availability and the latest over the top landing fees. It could take hours to get someone that knew what they were talking about. My solution was to fit auxiliary fuel tanks giving me 8.5 to 10 hours till dry tanks. After that I very rarely had to land at gouging overcharging airports with less than helpful fuel suppliers. I also avoided airports with idiot overly complicated security systems run by little Hitlers that wasted everyone's time while achieving nothing.
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