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Eagle Creek Aviation joins Avfuel network

March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Eagle Creek Aviation Services at Eagle Creek Airport (EYE) near Indianapolis has joined the Avfuel network of FBOs. It now offers Avfuel Contract Fuel, the AVTRIP rewards program, and a variety of additional products.

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Map of airports with autogas now online

March 12, 2012 by 1 Comment

Thanks to GAfuels blogger Dean Billing, a map of all the airports that offer lead-free, ethanol-free autogas is now available at this link.

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Ethanol free fuel now at Sonoma Jet Center

March 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Sonoma Jet Center now sells ethanol-free 91 octane unleaded gasoline for use in aircraft at the Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (STS) in Santa Rosa, Calif.

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Do fuel prices affect hours flown?

March 7, 2012 by 7 Comments

Does the price we pay for fuel have a direct influence on how much we operate our airplanes, cars, and boats? According to an article that appeared in the EAA’s November 2011 issue of Sport Aviation (“My $.02 on $6 Avgas”), the price of avgas is less important than one might think.

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AirBP & EPIC part ways

March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

AirBP and EPIC Aviation, the company who has sold BP’s aviation fuel in the past, have parted ways, according to this press release from AirBP.   “BP’s global aviation fuelling business, Air BP, announced today that it has entered the U.S. general aviation business as a direct fuel supplier to Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs), [Read more...]

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Our fuels expert visits Swift Fuels

March 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Swift Fuels has been working on a 100 octane unleaded avgas for a number of years. I have been, shall we say, less than enthusiastic about the company’s work for various reasons.

However, as of late, the company seems to be making some real progress, so I drove down to Indiana to visit its facility. I am happy to report that although Swift is not “out of the woods” yet, it is making some significant progress.

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Martin Field in Walla Walla adds autogas

March 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Pilots in southeastern Washington are enjoying some of the least expensive aviation fuel in the country since lead-free, ethanol-free 91 AKI autogas recently became available at Martin Field (S95), just outside of Walla Walla.

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Sporty’s debuts MultiSump+

March 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Now available at Sporty’s is MultiSump+, which includes a fuel strainer, which eliminates wasted fuel.

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Autogas passes the quack test

February 27, 2012 by 5 Comments

You know the old adage, right?  “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” This year marks the 30th anniversary since the FAA approved the first STC for the use of autogas in aircraft. Since then, it has enjoyed an excellent track record as a safe, affordable, lead-free alternative to avgas that can power 70%-80% of the current piston-engine fleet. This includes numerous warbirds, many vintage aircraft, most auto-engine conversions as well as many  next-gen piston engines from Rotax, Jabiru, ULPower, Continental, and Lycoming.

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Business Jet Center Oakland joins Phillips 66 network

February 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Business Jet Center Oakland at California’s Oakland International Airport (OAK) has become a Phillips 66 Aviation-branded dealer.

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