Montblack wrote:

100LL is more $$ than Jet-A by an amount that is not insignificant. 50%?

Not around here. AirNav shows a current price of $4.10 for gas versus $4.02 for
jet-A at Somerset. The greatest difference I see in the area is about 12% at
Solberg, and those prices are several months old. Jet-A is also unavailable at
about half the airports in this area. Several of these airports would like to
offer it but can't get permits to sell it.

Also, Jet-A will continue to be available. Will 100LL? Sure, for a price
- small market, and shrinking!

Most people firmly believe that there will be a replacement for 100LL in the
near future. This belief is reassured by researchers and representatives of the
fuel manufacturers who present seminars on the subject at places like Oshkosh.
You can believe otherwise if you like, but few people will spend lots of money
gambling that they won't be able to get gasoline for their plane.

Diesels are the future (more shrinking 100LL market). Start building
them and the prices *should* fall.

Not enough. Diesels are more expensive to build than the equivalent gas engine
and will remain so simply because of the higher compression ratio.

I agree that diesels are the future, but the demand for them isn't there in the
States. That is also in the future.

George Patterson
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your slightly older self.