On Aug 21, 6:22*am, "Bob McKellar" wrote:
"Alan" wrote in message

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In article TonyV
writes:

There are some hopeful signs in this direction. The general aviation
press is starting to talk about FADEC
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FADEC) retrofits for the general aviation
airplane engine. If, as is likely, 100LL fuel is to disappear, the
larger engines will require some type of electronic engine control. Off
topic, I know, sorry.

*And we will probably lose a bunch of the GA fleet with engines that
cannot
be modified at an affordable price. *This will probably include a lot of
tow
planes. *The others will need to pay for the new engine or new engine
controls,
and you can expect that to add to the price of tows.

*As long as they last, the dinosaurs are doing the job. *30 years ago the
Cessna could haul me 400 miles each way for a weekend without a problem..
Nowdays it still can (except for the frightening price of fuel to do the
trip). *For that purpose, the glider has not caught up.

Alan

My club's Pawnee runs on autogas, and I suspect so do a lot of others.

Bob McKellar

Not if it's a D model.

Frank Whiteley