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Hjelmo Oil documents importance of ETBE in 100LL replacement

Posted on September 27th, 2010 by

The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer and aviation journalist.... Continue Reading →

EASA warns against ethanol in aviation fuels

Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by

The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots concerned about the future availability of fuels for piston-engine aircraft: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer and aviation journalist.... Continue Reading →

House Resolution 1473 supporters hurt GA

Posted on September 20th, 2010 by

Resolution 1473, passed by the House of Representatives in “Recognizing the value of recreational aviation” and as reported in General Aviation News on Sept. 16 , is rather amusing.  On the one hand you would think that there is this... Continue Reading →

Legislative confusion in Maine over ethanol and Mogas

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by

Readers might have seen Maine’s Morning Sentinel report about the loss of mogas at the Norridgewock, Maine, airport (OWK).  There was another airport in Maine that used to have mogas up until a couple of months ago, Sanford Regional (SFM),... Continue Reading →

Misconceptions about the 100LL replacement conundrum

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by

There are a number of media reports, websites and blogs here and there about the transition process to an unleaded 100 octane avgas, which illustrate two serious misconceptions of the aircraft owners who must have 100 octane avgas. Until these... Continue Reading →

Cessna issues strong warning against use of ethanol in fuels

Posted on July 6th, 2010 by

In a Service Letter issued May 18, Cessna issued a strong warning against the use of ethanol in fuels powering its aircraft. Titled “Ethanol-based fuel not approved for use in Cessna airplanes,” this Service Letter documents Cessna’s exhaustive testing of... Continue Reading →

Ethanol-free premium mogas at KwikTrips

Posted on July 5th, 2010 by

Thanks to Sam Hokin, creator of the new PURE-GAS listing of gas stations carrying ethanol-free gasolines, your bloggers are pleased to report that hundreds of KwikTrip gas stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa now sell premium, ethanol-free gasoline. Marketed as... Continue Reading →

PURE-GAS lists ethanol-free Mogas suppliers

Posted on July 4th, 2010 by

PURE-GAS is a new effort to inform motorists of suppliers of ethanol-free gasoline across the U.S. and Canada. If you know of stations carrying E0 that do not appear on this list, it is simple to add to it. The... Continue Reading →

GAFuels authors launch Fly Unleaded

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by

In their continued efforts to provide pilots with affordable, safe, approved alternatives to 100LL now, the GAFuels bloggers have launched FLY UNLEADED. This new website consolidates information concerning 100LL, efforts to find an unleaded replacement for 100LL, and Mogas. For... Continue Reading →

Mixed messages from Lycoming

Posted on June 17th, 2010 by

There is a raging debate over the future of 100 octane avgas and Lycoming’s view about the problem on an  AVwebinsider Blog by Paul Bertorelli. The gist is that TCM thinks most of its engines would work on 94 UL,... Continue Reading →