On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:48:37 GMT, "JGalban via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe
wrote:

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

We've got one airport locally that sells mogas. Last year a local LSA dealer
asked the local pilots to petition the supplier to change to PREMIMUM unleaded
instead of regular unleaded. Turns out the line of plane he was selling
required premium. The guy didn't care that it would run everyone ELSE'S costs
up; he was desperate for his customers to avoid leaded fuel.

If the airport can sell more gas by selling premium instead of regular
unleaded, then they'd probably go that route. More and more of the Rotax
powered LSAs need premium, as does anyone flying with a 91 octane STC.
Unleaded premium might be the default autofuel of the future.

Certainly, and that's the argument I made to the LSA dealer. But there was just
(apparently) one LSA ready to buy premium vs. the guys who, together, were
buying thousands of gallons of regular.

To the dealer's credit, he started taking action to get his home airport to sell
autofuel. Don't think he was successful, though.

Ron Wanttaja