With vehicle fuel prices surging across the country, pilots are also feeling the pain at the airport pump, with the price for a gallon of avgas averaging more than $6 in every region, as reported by the website 100LL.com. According... Continue Reading →
Self-service saves
Posted on September 20th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Being well into the second half-century of my life, I vividly recall how, in 1973, the OPEC oil embargo, knee-jerk government-imposed price controls and the subsequent shortage of gasoline wreaked havoc on our nation’s economy. On my 16th birthday of... Continue Reading →
Triple Tree and the Sport Aviation Association
Posted on September 4th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
September 5-9 marks the dates for this year’s Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-In near Woodruff, S.C., your blogger’s favorite sport aviation event of the year. Compared by many old-timers to the famed Rockford EAA conventions from years past, Triple Tree has... Continue Reading →
Stating the obvious: Higher fuel costs reduce flying
Posted on August 29th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
GAfuels readers won’t be surprised by the conclusions of a new study from MIT graduate student Kamala I. Shetty: Higher fuel prices lead to less flying. The study, “CURRENT AND HISTORICAL TRENDS IN GENERAL AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES,” included... Continue Reading →
Ethanol under fire, on fire
Posted on August 28th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Ethanol producers have found themselves under more pressure than ever in recent months, with numerous efforts afoot to grant waivers or even repeal the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) production mandates encompassed in the EISA 2007 Act that have resulted in... Continue Reading →
Four more airports offer mogas
Posted on August 26th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
News reached your bloggers in recent days of four more airports that now offer lead-free, ethanol-free mogas: Hendricks County Airport – Gordon Graham Field (2R2), Indianapolis, IN Mifflintown Airport (P34), Mifflintown, PA Clarke County Airport (23M), Quitman, MS Putnam County... Continue Reading →
Unleaded to Oshkosh
Posted on August 13th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
The dust has literally settled in Oshkosh, and there was a good deal of it on the first days of AirVenture 2012 when high temperatures and winds turned the headquarters of U2OSH — Unleaded to Oshkosh — into a blast... Continue Reading →
Response to Cessna Pilots article on avgas
Posted on June 20th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
The June 2012 issue of the Cessna Pilots Association Magazine featured an article from Jim Cavanagh titled “Get the Lead Out!” The third part in a series, it dealt with alternatives to 100LL. While it includes a good review of... Continue Reading →
Autogas: Better than ever
Posted on June 12th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
Among the myths that one occasionally hears regarding autogas (aka mogas) is that it is of poor quality compared to avgas. We asked Todd L. Petersen, owner of more than 100 auto gas STCs, to comment on the changes he’s... Continue Reading →
U2OSH: Unleaded to Oshkosh
Posted on June 6th, 2012 by Kent Misegades
The Aviation Fuel Club is organizing a special event called “Unleaded to Oshkosh” — U2OSH — for the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the FAA’s approval of the first... Continue Reading →
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