Jay Honeck wrote:
Today Rep. Jim Nussle -- potentially the future governor of Iowa -- was
reported as proposing that all gasoline sold in Iowa be required to contain
20% ethanol additive. Presumably, this legislation, if passed, would make
the sale of regular unleaded gasoline illegal in Iowa.

See the story he
http://press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.d...509270309/1079


Ethanol should not be approved for use in general aviation aircraft. It
seems like a great idea, but the ethanol is highly caustic and eats
hoses and corrodes carburetors and cylinders. Ethanol is also more
expensive than gasoline. Although it is based on a renewable resource,
the fact is that the resource is not nearly large enough to meet demand
should it become mandated, meaning that costs will soar. Automobile
drivers might be able to live with these problems, but aircraft owners
would find them unacceptable.

Rep. Nussle will ignore your letter, though. It is Iowa, after all, and
the farmers and Archer Daniels Midland are much more powerful
consituencies than private pilots.