"Justin Gombos" wrote in message news:f3hWh.756$dM1.354@trndny07...
: On 2007-04-20, ArtP wrote:
: On 19 Apr 2007 17:38:00 -0700, M wrote:
:
: I suspect for aviation diesel will be the solution for a while.
:
: Exactly. Leaving 100LL for unleaded is half-assed. When fuel prices
: match the prices in Europe, consumers will be going straight to
: diesel, and Jet A will supply them.
:
: I also agree w/ M. Aircraft makers are short-sighted. Consider the
: small fraction of single engine diesels available. More manufacturers
: should have already been on that by now.
:
: Out of curiosity, what's to stop the GA pilot (in terms of FAA law)
: from making their own batch of biodiesel from waste oil to get rock
: bottom prices, and sidestep the avgas tax entirely?
:
: Accounting for the cost of raw material, the yield would be ~$1/gal,
: which would make the fuel costs of flying cheaper than that of driving
: a typical car. And (IRS aside) what kind of FAA approval process
: would enable a GA pilot to do that? Or is that scenario pure fiction?
:
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Diesel or Jet fuel will cost us the same a 100LL if the switch over occurs. BioDiesel will also become unobtanium
when/if the demand shifts; there is not enough bio stuff to make it with to go around.