Fly Army
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- Joined
- Sep 7, 2007
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- 1,956
- Location
- Utah/summer Florida/winter
- Aircraft
- From un-powered Paragliders off the side of a mountain to the Boeing 777.
- Total Flight Time
- 18,000 ish , I guess
FYI. A friend of mine was the airport manager at a small grass strip airfield before he passed away. They (the airfield) were looking into having a fuel farm onsite. He found out that the ethanol is added at the distribution centers. Not at the point of manufacture. And, yes they were thinking of having mogas.
Well that's good to know.I've burned thousands of gallons of good ol Chicago super EPA blended 10% min ethanol and never had so much as a single problem,nor anybody in the Ch18 club that ive ever known...Not sure what all the fuss is about.....?
I've burned thousands of gallons of good ol Chicago super EPA blended 10% min ethanol and never had so much as a single problem,nor anybody in the Ch18 club that ive ever known...Not sure what all the fuss is about.....?
Yet another reason to move to Florida!!
Run it in a boat and get back to me on how well it didn't do. If you don't believe me just run a google search on boats and ethanol. Also ethanol dilutes the total power that can be derived from a given amount of fuel. Not to mention the widespread effect it has on raising food costs.
I don't understand why it is more expensive when there is at minimum one less step (adding the ethanol) and then delivering it to the consumer??????When I was researching this prior to Rotors Over The Rockies, I found sources of ethanol free mogas in both 88 and 91 octane within a reasonable drive from Brigham City Airport. The stations that carry it here do so for snowmobiles and ATVs. It's about 20 cents per gallon above the price for comparable gas with ethanol.
I don't understand why it is more expensive when there is at minimum one less step (adding the ethanol) and then delivering it to the consumer??????
The fact that two or three of you have not had problems, is not all that significant. Many of the forum members smoke and have not yet developed lung cancer, which give no indication at all whether or not smoking and lung cancer are related.
Thank your good fortune. But a little research would show lots of other people consider it a problem.
Here is a report from a generally respected publication that suggests they consider it a problem at least in small engines. http://news.consumerreports.org/home/2013/03/gas-with-ethanol-can-make-small-engines-fail.html
Personally I have not had a problem either. But for the last two years or so I have been using ethanol free and will continue to when at all possible. For me the price difference is made up in peace of mind. I am anxious to see how this change in the law is reflected in the marketplace.