when you call the fuel truck, how do you know that you are getting 100LL and not jet A?

You stay there and surpervise. I had a line person last year try to put Jet A into my Baron....http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpgForum Moderatorhttp://geofageofa.spaces.live.com/

Danged right you CHECK !!!But for Flight Simulator - it's doesn't matter - fuel is fuel.

For you real world pilots, aren't the fuels a different color? Sort of remember that from my training that when you check the fuel for water and debris you also note the color?Ian.

Yes they are-but sometimes the line person gets it wrong-or thinks your plane gets a type it shouldn't-why I stick around and watch.