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Blame it on the lawyers

By Ben Visser · June 20, 2025 · 8 Comments

When there is a problem with the transition to unleaded avgas, maybe those affected will sue the EPA or the FAA. But more realistically they will sue everyone from the airplane manufacturers to the fuel distributor, letting the courts sort it out to determine the winners and losers.

FAA moves to ensure 100LL availability

By General Aviation News Staff · May 2, 2025 · 11 Comments

Ensuring the availability of 100LL at general aviation airports is in the process of being added to the grant assurances required by the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

The past and future of avgas

By Ben Visser · April 21, 2025 · 8 Comments

Today’s search for an unleaded avgas is so different from similar searches in the past, which was a very large cooperative effort to find an answer — and they were looking for one fuel that could be produced by any oil company.

Alaska’s avgas anxiety

By General Aviation News Staff · March 23, 2025 · 5 Comments

“Without a dependable source of avgas, many Alaskans would lose their only access to numerous critical services, including medical care, groceries, and mail.”

Common misconceptions about unleaded avgas

By Ben Visser · March 7, 2025 · 14 Comments

Why can’t general aviation switch over the unleaded gas as easily as the automobile industry did?

Unleaded avgas: As I see it

By Paul McBride · January 2, 2025 · 18 Comments

Switching GA to unleaded fuel is something that has been going on for the better part of 50 years, if not longer. I vividly remember being pounded on at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for many, many years as to why Lycoming wouldn’t approve the use of “car gas” in its engines.

Tips to ensure top quality jet fuel

By Ben Visser · November 21, 2024 · Leave a Comment

The main quality concern for jet fuel is water, just like with avgas. But there are some additional concerns.

Unleaded avgas now available at KRHV

By General Aviation News Staff · November 2, 2024 · 5 Comments

G100UL high octane unleaded avgas is now available for sale at Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV) near San Jose, California.

One question, many answers

By Ben Visser · August 29, 2024 · 13 Comments

Asking technical experts the same question about exhaust valve recession problems with unleaded fuel and you’ll get a variety of answers — and each person is convinced they are right.

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