HELI PLT FINDS HIMSELF SHORT OF FUEL AND LANDS ENRTE TO CALL FOR MORE. SUSPECTS IMPROPER FUELING.

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FLT WAS PLANNED FOR MINIMUM FUEL RESERVES WITH 2 SHORT TOURS (SIGHT-SEEING) OUT OF ANOTHER ARPT WITHOUT ANY FUEL ON THAT ARPT. I MADE THE PLANNED FLTS ON TIME OR LESS THAN PLANNED BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE FUEL RESERVES AS PLANNED. I FLEW THE LAST LEG KNOWING I MAY HAVE TO LAND SHORT AND HAVE FUEL FLOWN OR DRIVEN TO MY LNDG SPOT (WHICH IS WHAT OCCURRED). WHEN I GOT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT; I LANDED AT A LOCATION WHERE I HOPED I COULD BE BROUGHT FUEL AND CALLED OUR BASE WITH MY CELL PHONE. I BELIEVE THAT OUR FUELER (WE WERE HOT FUELING) WAS TOLD TO FILL THE HELI ALL THE WAY; HE DID NOT FILL IT PROPERLY (IT MUST BE SLOW AND OR BURPED IN THIS TYPE). SINCE WE NORMALLY DON'T FILL THE ACFT IN THIS WAY (ALL THE WAY) I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TO BELIEVE THE GAUGE AND THEREFORE I RELIED ON THE FUELER TO TOP IT OFF. IN HINDSIGHT I SHOULD HAVE DIVERTED MY SECOND TOUR WITH PAX BACK TO OUR HOME BASE ARPT FOR FUEL OR AT MINIMUM PARKED THE ACFT AT THE REMOTE ARPT (WITHOUT FUEL) AND CALLED MY EMPLOYER ABOUT HAVING FUEL SENT OUT.