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Searching for a set of fuel steps for my 150H. They seem tough to come by. If anyone has any laying around or knows of new ones reasonably priced, I'd love to buy a set. Thanks in advance!

Make sure they come compete with doublers, hand holds, and the foot rests on the struts.

That's exactly what I'm looking for...an entire set. Been tough to come by. Steps and rests seem to be available, but doublers and handles have been a struggle.

Cessna does not sell the kit. As far as I know, a salvat yard is the only option. Last month a set was $700 plus dollars. Crazy. Years ago Sporty’s or AC Spruce sold a foldable tripad step stool but I cannot find it now. Wish someone did.

A small folding step stool is a far better option IMHO. Mind you that isn't necessarily enough for fueling, but any pump I have used has a step ladder of one sort or another for customer use. ymmv

I used to carry a small step and also avoid the parasitic drag of the added bits. At the speeds a 150 flies at - it's not huge. But every little you can avoid helps.

If do still ant to do it and you have trouble with the doubler plate - I know one mechanic who simply made it out the correct gauge of AlClad and curved it to suit. Cause that is all it is.

I don't have the small step stool or ladder, but a 150 I used to fly some had a small step ladder bungeed down in the luggage area. Like Eric said, I don't think you could reach for fueling unless you are pretty tall, but usually the self serve fuel has a step ladder somewhere close. The small step stool would be great for checking fuel levels. I have in the past climbed up using the strut (Molly doesn't have the step either) when a lineman fueled for me, but that ain't much fun!

Gosh......I can only imagine how the fun factor must have faded away rather quickly when doing that.

I remember landing at an Ohio airport late one night in my new-to-me Cardinal. I pulled up to the self-serve pump, credit card at the ready. Everything seemed to be in order but after a brief search I noticed one problem.

No ladder.

I turned around to look at my plane.

No struts.

This was going to be … interesting.

The tallest item that was portable was a 55-gallon drum used as a garbage can and full of garbage. I rolled it under the wing. It was high enough, but I’d have to balance on the lip of the drum. And I didn’t want to turn it upside down and empty out the garbage on the ramp (much less put it all back when done).

So I laid my tow-bar across the open end. That gave me a… less… precarious perch. Somehow I clambered up the drum, heavy hose in hand, and filled the tank.

And then had to do it again for the other wing.

That's quite a story, Kirk....glad it worked out.