DEDICATED TO A TWO FUEL SOLUTION
INCREASING MOGAS ON OUR AIRPORTS

It Is Time To Get The Lead Out!

IF YOU DON'T NEED 100 OCTANE LEADED GASOLINE FOR YOUR AIRPLANE,
WHY ARE YOU USING IT?

More than 80% of General Aviation aircraft, including 99+% of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) could be flying on premium unleaded mogas.

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ARE YOU FLYING TO AirVenture 2012 ON MOGAS?
GET READY FOR U2OSH 2012!

U2OSH 2012 Static Cling For Your Window

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Check for ethanol in the auto gasoline that you buy.

While you can be assured that the mogas that you buy for an airplane on an airport is ethanol free, you always want to check mogas that you buy off airport. These are some companies that sell mogas test kits:

Petersen Aviation (Alcohol Tester)

EAA (Alcohol Test Kit)

Fuel-Testers

You can find more vendors that sell ethanol test equipment by Googleing ethanol tester

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A State Legislator Finally Gets It.

Senator Michael Watson in Mississippi introduced a bill, SB-2137, that would "... REQUIRE RETAIL DEALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF GASOLINE TO OFFER FOR SALE OR USE NONETHANOL-BLENDED UNLEADED PREMIUM GRADE GASOLINE ...". I urge our friends in Mississippi to support Senator Watson's bill and urge other states to introduce similar legislation. I have sent a link to this bill to my representatives here in Oregon.

*Update 03/07/2012 - The bill was killed in committee ... of course!

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE FAA, EPA AND EAA

9 October 2010

Mr. Randy Babbitt
FAA National Headquarters
800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20591

Dear Administrator Babbitt:

I know that the FAA is working diligently with the EPA and the General Aviation Avgas Coalition to find a solution to the impending demise of 100 LL avgas.

Can you tell me what the FAA and EPA are doing to insure that the other approved avgas will survive? It is facing a similar demise. Unleaded auto gasoline made to ASTM D4814 without ethanol is an approved aviation fuel. It has FAA approval through the STC process for more than 60,000 aircraft and is the recommended fuel for virtually 100% of the new Light Sport Aircraft. Because of the unintended consequences of the federal RFS mandate in EISA 2007 ethanol free unleaded auto gasoline is disappearing. It has already disappeared in the Northeast and California.

The EPA can remedy the situation by the sweep of a pen, since they are entirely responsible for implementing the RFS in EISA 2007. Renewable fuel is E85 not gasoline with 10% or 15% ethanol in it. The EPA has been asked by a number of aviation representatives to do so through the waiver comments for E15, including the EAA, Petersen Aviation and individuals, by prohibiting the blending of ethanol in premium unleaded auto gasoline throughout the U.S.

I urge the FAA to protect the "other avgas" as vigorously as it is working to find a solution to the 100 LL conundrum.

Regards,

Dean Billing

cc: Lisa Jackson / EPA administrator
Doug Macnair / EAA VP Govt. Relations

It would be helpful if other pilots would write to these people too, and emphasize the importance of ethanol free gasoline to General Aviation, before it is too late.

 

Response From The FAA 11/12/2010

I received an answer to my letter to FAA Administrator Babbitt from an assistant named Dorenda D. Baker, Director, Aircraft Certification.

The crux of the letter is don't worry, be happy, the FAA and EPA are working on it:

"The FAA has been coordinating very closely with the EPA on this and other issues relating to aviation fuel. We have advised EPA of our concerns with the use of ethanol as a fuel or fuel additives in aircraft. We will continue this dialogue with the EPA, along with aviation advocacy groups such as the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, regarding the use of ethanol in autogas."

Draw your own conclusions. (My conclusion, we are screwed, they are doing nothing ... but they are "concerned".)

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EDITORIAL:

Two Misconceptions Concerning The 100 Octane Replacement Conundrum

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Ethanol blending in mogas is a threat to General Aviation.
Learn what you can do to prohibit the blending of ethanol in premium unleaded gasoline.
www.e0pc.com

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