Aircraft nearly brought down by Tesco Fuel

Strider590

I think Tesco have no excuse for this........

BUT I wouldn't even put Tesco fuel in my everyday drive to work barge!!!!

topdaddy_2

!!!!!! wrote: »

Sorry, should have said 'dodging around' same as OP. And the difference it make? None, the OP was endangering himself and possibly people on the ground by continuing a flight when he should have landed ASAP

You are being critical of something you know nothing of. And dodging is better than hitting isnt it?

neilmcl

!!!!!! wrote: »

And your qualification (or lack?). I suppose that you can give the benefit of your extensive flying knowledge and the reason why you discount what I say?

You really have 2 choices either be in a position to glide to a safe landing spot or more sensibly get down on the ground as soon as possible - not potter around hoping to get back to base.

I wasn't the one trying to tell the OP that he needs to learn how to handle in-flight emergencies better as if you're more experienced than him (not me) to feel able to give such advice.

topdaddy_2

neilmcl wrote: »

I wasn't the one trying to tell the OP that he needs to learn how to handle in-flight emergencies better as if you're more experienced than him (not me) to feel able to give such advice.

Seeing as he landed safely too.

Nodding_Donkey

I think everyone is missing the point that he shouldn't have taken off in the first place.

suziemoon

My immediate reaction was that someone had used the fuel you bought and had replaced it with something else during the week it sat in the hangar but when I read Market Weighton alarm bells rang - I used to live in Brough 2 years ago we had loads of Parents from our son's school breaking down on the A63 - Morrisons fuel was to blame it had been contaminated. Definitely worth pushing Tesco for a satisfactory response. You need to ask if any other problems have been reported. Try asking locals if they have heard of any problems...

Red_Cat

Any condensation in the can giving you water in fuel ?

NSA16

Although I've not put any fuel into a microlight, I do have an issue with Tesco fuel.


I've recently been shopping at Tesco so that I can take advantage of the money off coupons on fuel and filled up my Fianc!'s Audi A5 using 2p a litre off using my clubcard points. Filling the tank did help my wallet as it cost £69.00 as opposed to the usual £75.00 on average. Price of the fuel was 125.9 on this occasion.


The trip on the car said it could do 450 miles once I'd filled up and having discussed the difference in price to my fianc!, she said that should last her two weeks.


To my surprise, 5 days later, she came home to say that her car was empty with only 15 miles left in the tank. When we went over where she had been, we worked out that she had done around 150 miles that week - 300 miles less than what the car said it should have done!


My fianc! is a sensible driver and does not drive with her right foot flat down on the accelerator, nor does she have any weight in the car. The car was only driven to work & back and to pick me up from the train station.


I checked her tyre pressures and they were fine.


I've since filled the car up at Morrisons, again at 125.9 and although it cost us a little more (£77.00) this time, she has done the same journeys and still got half a tank left!


So although I thought I was saving money by filling up at Tesco's in order to take advantage of my clubcard points, we would have had to put another £69.00 of fuel in the tank, whereas the £77 at Morrisons has lasted us two weeks - a saving of £61!


Has anyone else had a similar issue?

interstellaflyer

I think the OP needs to brush up on CAA law and the ANO, ultimately, the pilot takes responsibility for the aircraft being safe to operate/fly, he knew there was something not quite right with the petrol yet still chose to fly, he is responsible for the engine failure, not Tesco.

A._Badger

interstellaflyer wrote: »

I think the OP needs to brush up on CAA law and the ANO, ultimately, the pilot takes responsibility for the aircraft being safe to operate/fly, he knew there was something not quite right with the petrol yet still chose to fly, he is responsible for the engine failure, not Tesco.

Top marks for a completely irrelevant comment.

The quality or supermarket fuel is a regularly debated one here. The OP's post threw some light on the subject. It may be murky light but it's better than 'he shouldn't have thrown the switch at all'.