Sig Fuel Availability...Ordered on the 21st...the 25% Champion Got Here Today, the 30th

Kim Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:42 am

Just a note to say that my recent fuel order from Sig came in very quickly, so this might be the time to check them out.

This was an order for all-castor, with 10% Nitro, so the 1/2A stuff will still need to be checked out. Seems like I was told at some point that Sig's "Fuel Guy" tends to mix up inventory batches at a time, so figured he might have done other types also.

Anyway, I ordered six quarts (this size avoids Hazmat Shipping Fees) on Monday and received them today.
Total with shipping to my place here in S.E. Missouri was $93.31, so I'm set for a while with my assorted Foxes and others.

Just for you guys' info.

**Admin** Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:57 pm

That's good to hear. Thumbs Up

Clicking on this thread, I expected to hear the opposite considering all that is going on these days.

Kim Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:16 am

Admin wrote:That's good to hear.

Clicking on this thread, I expected to hear the opposite considering all that is going on these days.

Yeah, it's definitely a thought.

And, after thinking about it for a while, and even though I don't really need it at this point, I decided to go ahead and order some 25% Champion for the little guys.

With shipping, it came out to a few pennies shy of $15/Quart. We'll see if it can keep the same schedule as the 10%.

For sure ought to be stocked through Fall S.M.A.L.L. 2022.

Lukemiester Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:33 am

I bought some fuel from them last month and it still hasn’t showed up yet :/

sosam117 Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:38 am

Lukemiester wrote:I bought some fuel from them last month and it still hasn’t showed up yet :/

From where Kim is at in Missouri from the Sig Mfg. plant in Iowa, probably is a fast drive down the same interstate?
For me, I'm a straight drive east on Interstate 80 from Ottumwa Iowa to Chicago.

By the way, last week I received an email from my Aussie friend about a contest.
Here is his email pasted here:

Hi guys,
I am not sure if you in the USA are involved and the instigators, but I think you might be.
Anyway, the President of our MAAA (read AMA for you) wished us all well and said we need to
celebrate Hazel Sigs 100th birthday on 26/27 Feb (actually 3 March).
So being the sort of guy I am I have ‘organized’ our Club - 40 odd members some only heli.

I have, as a result, made 20 SIG Flip glider kits, for a build on the field, and mass launch.
Plan are attached in case you don’t know of it.
There will be certificates for ‘doers’ to commemorate the event.
The kit is so complete it, I've included Pixy Dust, Ca glue and a dihedral gauge!

I also built a Thermal Delta Dart and a photo of my scratch built 1 hour job is also attached.

Regards from Oz,
Allan Laycock

Photo of Allan's Dart.

Sig Fuel Availability...Ordered on the 21st...the 25% Champion Got Here Today, the 30th Dart10

Link to the plans for the Sig Flip Glider (below):
Sig Flip Glider plans

Kim Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:46 am

COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kim Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:56 am

Got a note from Becky at Sig, saying there will be a delay of 2-3 weeks on 25% Champion Fuel, and asked if I wanted to do a back-order.

I affirmed, and will check back when something happens.

cstatman Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:38 pm

last time Becky called me about backorders? 2 week wait? it arrived 3 days later.

keep your hopes up, its good fuel.

Lukemiester Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:44 pm

cstatman wrote:last time Becky called me about backorders? 2 week wait? it arrived 3 days later.

keep your hopes up, its good fuel.

thats what happened with my first order from them
the one i ordered at the start of this month still hasn't showed up though -_-

roddie Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:40 pm

Here's a photo of the pick-ticket from my last Sig fuel order "Valentine's Day" 2018..

Sig Fuel Availability...Ordered on the 21st...the 25% Champion Got Here Today, the 30th 2018_f16

Sig Fuel Availability...Ordered on the 21st...the 25% Champion Got Here Today, the 30th 2018_f17

The quarts of Champion 25 and 35 are for my Cox and Norvel engines. I'd wanted some of Sig's castor to try custom-mixing some fuel-blends with a little more oil-insurance for certain vintage engines.

Those two Sig Champion blends have been my go-to fuel since the original Cox blends became scarce.. and eventually unavailable.

Kim Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:39 pm

Just received a shipping confirmation from Sig, saying that my Champion 25% fuel will arrive this Saturday. Guess I should have held off travel plans for the weekend, but hope it'll be OK sitting on the back porch for a couple days!

**Cribbs74** Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:52 pm

That was pretty fast Kim.

Lukemiester Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:31 pm

I just got an email from Becky
My fuel will be here soon :>

Kim Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:44 pm

Yeah, this may be the time for guys to get some inventory. When this arrives, I ought to be set through Summer S.M.A.L.L.

Kim Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:58 pm

And it arrives...
Got a Sunday delivery of the Champion 25% fuel I ordered on the 21st.

Don't know what everyone else's situation is, but it STILL may be a good time to order this stuff.

rsv1cox Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:38 pm

Kim wrote:And it arrives...
Got a Sunday delivery of the Champion 25% fuel I ordered on the 21st.

Don't know what everyone else's situation is, but it STILL may be a good time to order this stuff.

Who was the shipper, Kim? USPS?

Kim Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:21 pm

rsv1cox wrote:
Kim wrote:And it arrives...
Got a Sunday delivery of the Champion 25% fuel I ordered on the 21st.

Don't know what everyone else's situation is, but it STILL may be a good time to order this stuff.

Who was the shipper, Kim? USPS?

This one came by Fed Ex.

rsv1cox Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:48 pm

Kim wrote:
rsv1cox wrote:
Kim wrote:And it arrives...
Got a Sunday delivery of the Champion 25% fuel I ordered on the 21st.

Don't know what everyone else's situation is, but it STILL may be a good time to order this stuff.

Who was the shipper, Kim? USPS?

This one came by Fed Ex.

And they found your home Kim!? Sorta kidding. For a long time, I chased FedEx and occasionally UPS around my various neighborhoods. USPS not a problem locally, but nationwide they are leisurely.

For what I fly/test engines. I'm pretty well set with a full gallon and a couple of quarts. Glad to see people are keeping SIG in business.

Kim Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:43 pm

rsv1cox wrote:

And they found your home Kim!? Sorta kidding. For a long time, I chased FedEx and occasionally UPS around my various neighborhoods. USPS not a problem locally, but nationwide they are leisurely.

Well, it's a reasonable question. When I first moved here, I guess my little county road was the last to receive a GPS Coordinate, because both UPS and Fed Ex would spend some time driving around the subdivision on the other side of the valley, looking for me.

Even now, when I occasionally have to call the taxi service to take me to town, I've spotted them on the far hill, driving slowly, and looking at mail boxes!
Just Life on my hermit hill.

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