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 listing currently has more than 1,000 stations carrying E0 in one or more grades. These […]
GAFuels authors launch Fly Unleaded
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 70%-80% of all piston-engine aircraft in the U.S., and for virtually 100% o fthe new […]
Mixed messages from Lycoming
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, or could be made to work on it, and Lycoming says that there must be […]
Pilots to AirNav: Please add Mogas Octane to Listings
Submitted by Dean Billing VAN’s RV-12 aircraft are being completed at an accelerating rate and it is now beginning to dawn on the owners that there are very few airports that have mogas, and of the ones listed in AirNav there is no distinction between regular and premium gas. These new RV-12s are powered by […]
Woopy and the ‘one-hour concept’
One of the best parts of attending AERO Friedrichshafen is to see how our fellow aviators from other countries tackle the universal topics of performance, safety, regulations, noise, cost, and fun in devising means to get airborne. This year, my personal favorite new aircraft was “Woopy Fly,” an inflatable weight-shift, electric-powered sort-of trike from the […]
How you can prepare for the end of 100LL
I am constantly asked what we can do to prepare for the coming fuel debacle if no timely replacement for 100LL is found. Work on our aviation alphabets to support two pumps on every airport selling fuel. Some 20 years ago, this was mostly the case. What is ironic is that in the proposals the […]
AERO Friedrichshafen 2010
Located on the shores of emerald-green Lake Constance, whose clear waters originate in the nearby Swiss Alps, AERO Friedrichshafen is Europe’s largest trade show dedicated to general aviation. It is also my second home, having worked as an aerodynamicist for the German aircaft maker Dornier in the 1980s. Since marrying a Lake Constance fräulein in […]
GAFuels bloggers hold seminars at Sun ‘n Fun
GAFuels blogger Dean Billing sends the following report on his three talks held last week at Sun ‘n Fun 2010: There was a lot of media coverage of Sun ‘n Fun, but you will notice that none of it was about the fuel situation facing GA. There was only one group of pilots that presented […]
EPA orders studies on lead pollution around airports
As reported in the March 15, 2010 issue of AVWeb: The Environmental Protection Agency continues to go through administrative motions suggesting it’s serious about removing lead from avgas. Earlier this month, the agency sent a draft endangerment finding to the White House as part of its proposed action to address a petition from Friends of […]