Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. While the Continental O-200 engine — used in several LSA — attains Chinese ownership, Lycoming appears to be making a stronger push to enlist LSA manufacturers. One example at AERO 2011 was the upgraded Tecnam Eaglet, which airshow visitors […]
Opinion
Autogas returns to Norridgewock
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, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. The popular Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock (OWK) in […]
Passing it on
Deb McFarland is the proud owner of Lester, a 1948 Luscombe 8E, and part of the “Front Porch Gang” at Pickens County Airport in Georgia. Red Bouchie was born and raised in Oneida, S.D., and came from a long line of farmer-ranchers. In the days after World War II, everybody in those parts had a […]
Best practices in fuel filtering
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, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. Ben Visser recently made some good suggestions when refueling […]
Podcasts on autogas
At the invitation of well-known sport aviation advocate and publisher of Powered Sport Flying Roy Beisswenger, GAfuels co-author Kent Misegades appeared on the April 12th Powered Sport Flying Radio Show. Kent’s discussion with Roy can be heard in these two segments archived online.
Ask Paul: Solving a mystery
Paul McBride, an expert on engines, retired after almost 40 years with Lycoming. Q: Here is my mystery: I have a Geronimo Apache equipped with 0-360-A1As. The left engine is about 1,200 SMOH, the right engine is about 700 SMOH. They both had oil pressure of 85 psi in cruise and about 50 psi taxiing […]
The secret weapon of all great businesses
Jamie Beckett is a CFI and A&P mechanic who stepped into the political arena in an effort to promote and protect GA at his local airport. He is also a founding partner and regular contributor to FlightMonkeys.com. While I am a bit of a workaholic who is not at all unfamiliar with the sights and […]
Safety, jobs ammo in budget wars
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Don’t look now, but Chicken Little is flapping around Washington shouting “The sky is falling. The sky is falling.” Or maybe it is the politicians running around shouting “safety” and “jobs” in every comment about the budget disagreement. Whatever position is taken on the budget, safety and jobs are used to justify […]
A tough winter for 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, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. With ethanol production now accounting for 40% of the […]