I built my Lancair at
Denmark Airport (Western Australia) which has no fuel. So I
borrowed a drum, and filled it with 210 litres of Avgas at the
Albany airport using my SAAA (Sport Aircraft Association
of Australia) fuel card which is billed to BP.
I trucked the fuel to my hangar
and calibrated my fuel gages in preparation for first flight.
First and subsequent test flights
have gone well.
Yesterday I got a call from
SAAA. They had just received the invoice from BP. It seems that
they had billed me for 210 drums of Avgas which probably exceeded my credit
limit by a bit. The message was to call back ASAP.
I can see why.
Total cost for fuel and drums:
$96,000.
Be careful out there.
J
Fred