In the Winter 2011 issue of “The Flock”, Jabiru USA’s newsletter, owners of Jabiru airplanes were notified that previous approvals for autogas containing up to 10% ethanol have been rescinded: Early in 2009, the fuel tank sealant for the J230-SP and J170-SP was changed to a formula that resisted up to 10% ethanol. Jabiru Aircraft […]
Petersen Aviation responds to GA Avgas Coalition
Letter to the Editor By Todd Petersen, President, Petersen Aviation A recent post in GANews by Chris Dancy, Media Relations Director of AOPA, indicated that they felt they have been mischaracterized in our recent blog postings. Nothing could be further from the truth. The GA Avgas Coalition has repeatedly ignored mogas as an alternative for […]
EASA warns again about ethanol in Mogas
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. Despite widespread concern over property damage caused by ethanol’s presence in fuels in the U.S., […]
The blending wall remains intact despite misguided E15 waiver
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. Many of our readers may have heard that the EPA has granted an E15 waiver […]
Aviation Fuel Club takes off, as AOPA chief’s number don’t add up
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. The 2011 Sport Aviation EXPO in Sebring is now history, and if you have read […]
Citizen group to measure lead around Vero Beach Airport
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. A group of concerned citizens in Vero Beach, Fla., calling itself the Airport Oversight Committee, […]
Avgas in 2011 — Logic will prevail
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. As an engineer and a pilot, I believe that logic, combined with the amazing ability […]
Pilots comment on Mogas and ethanol
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. The number of signatures on our petition requesting the EPA to prohibit the use of […]
Is ethanol on the run?
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. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “Ethanol on the Run”, a […]