“We have to stop loving the problem and just fix it.” Those words, spoken by Lycoming’s Michael Kraft at the 2010 AirVenture, may sum up best the quest to find an unleaded replacement for 100LL. Ostensibly, the industry has been working since the early 1990s towards finding a solution, but efforts didn’t really get serious until […]
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Is CNG a realistic fuel option for GA?
Is your home, or hangar, hot water tank gas fired? If so, you might have a plentiful, and affordable, supply of fuel for your airplane. At least that’s what Aviat Aircraft owner Stu Horn is trying to see come to fruition. At this year’s AirVenture Oshkosh, Horn along with Greg Herrick, president of the Aviation […]
Details about $1 avgas experiment released
The folks at Redbird Skyport in San Marcos, Texas, are getting a lot of calls and emails about their upcoming $1 a gallon avgas experiment during the month of October. To ensure there’s enough fuel to meet demand, officials have released a few guidelines for the experiment. “The $1 avgas event at the Redbird Skyport […]
Airport commemorates B-17 pilot through new fuel system
U-Fuel has installed one of its “Box” fuel stations at the Lee County-Butters Field Airport (52J) in Bishopville, S.C. The airport took advantage of the new installation to honor the airport’s namesake. The large flat surfaces of U-Fuel’s recently-patented Box system are ideal for graphics, and the airport took advantage of this, company officials noted. […]
Swift Fuels opens aviation gasoline blending facility
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than 100 people attended an event Friday, Sept. 13, to unveil two facilities that could bolster the process to commercialize an unleaded high-octane aviation gasoline called 100SF. Officials from Swift Fuels , based in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open their new aviation […]
Airworthy AutoGas prepares for takeoff
Mark Ellery doesn’t understand why aircraft owners “want to purchase fuel at a higher cost” than what he pays for the autogas that fuels his Citabria. “What I don’t understand is, given the imminent demise of 100LL, and given that autogas is suitable for use, and has been approved for use for over 30 years […]
Eastern Fuels selects NATA for training
Eastern Aviation Fuels, the exclusive marketer of Shell branded aviation fuels in the United States, has chosen to partner with the National Air Transportation Association’s NATA Safety 1st to provide training to its branded FBOs. Eastern Aviation Fuels’ customers will receive training in a self-paced and self-directed online platform through NATA Safety 1st. “Our goal […]
Piper fueled by autogas completes cross-country roundtrip
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Piper Aircraft recently flew a Piper Archer powered by 93 octane unleaded automobile gas 2,100 nautical miles roundtrip from Vero Beach, Florida, to Oshkosh, Wis., and back. The Piper Archer was on exhibit at Piper’s EAA AirVenture static aircraft display. Piper worked with Airworthy AutoGas LLC, Phoenix, Ariz., to prove the […]
Aviation fuel sales tax replaced in Indiana
Pilots touching down recently to refuel in Indiana have seen a major change in fuel prices. The aviation fuel sales tax of 60 cents per gallon has been replaced by an aviation fuel excise tax of 10 cents per gallon. The Indiana General Assembly passed a law that established the new fuel excise tax, which […]