100 LL

 incase any folks are in the possession of 100LL addicts
you may want to know the EPA is considering phasing
out high octane low lead aviation gas (yes prior to
a substitute being developed)....
john
    various toys that crave high octane

 
Thanks for the heads up. Luckily, I just got outbid on this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Titan-T-51-Mustang-P-51-WWII-Warbird-T51-P51=
-MiniMerlin-/150588651691?pt=Motors_Aircraft&hash=item230fc878ab

-dean
tardy april foolishness

 
That will never happen. It would effectively ground thousands of aircraft.
The problem is the cost of development is too high relative to the amount
of usage the replacement would have. The cost to value ratio doesn't incite
any company to work hard on it.

 
Considering AOPA and other pilot-oriented lobbying groups are becoming
more like AARP (organizations that exist to serve themselves), I don't
think there's really a chance in hell any concern will be given to the
owners and operators of those planes.

Despite it being a scam and a horrible idea E15 and higher
concentrations of ethanol are right around the corner, and that will
destroy probably a million engines.


Dave

 I did "update" one of my 1946 perfectly
good engines <at great expense>
so that I could burn other than 80 octane...
(which is nolonger available because
gee no one would ever ban it) there is
some discussion about alternatives to the
100LL that might work, but it's not just
like you can gently pull to the side of
the road if you plane quits mid flight because
of some bureaucrat poke his nose into your
gastank.... the way the general aviation industry
is being treated by faa/hsa is disturbing...
100LL has been the staple for many folks with
sensitive engine requirements for decades...
the alternative would price many folks out of
the market....
john
    now I'm off to go rebuild another engine
    because of crappy fuel issues


Considering AOPA and other pilot-oriented lobbying groups are becoming
more like AARP (organizations that exist to serve themselves), I don't
think there's really a chance in hell any concern will be given to the
owners and operators of those planes.

Despite it being a scam and a horrible idea E15 and higher
concentrations of ethanol are right around the corner, and that will
destroy probably a million engines.


Dave