autogas to 100ll

"Tony Woolner" wrote in message ...
I am looking at a plane that runs on autogas. I can't use autogas at my
airport. Can you convert a plane back to just flying on 100 ll. He says
he flys it on 100 ll also.

There's no conversion to be done. The autogas STC's allow you to
run either autogas or the appropriate grade aviation fuels. The only
problem was the added lead in 100LL (which is "low lead" only compared
to the old 100/130 fuel it replaced, it's got four times the lead 80/87 had).
Of course, you had the lead problem running 100LL before applying the
STC.

With little exception, the STC is just paperwork. It indicates the STC
holder has determined that the auto fuel is of sufficient octane and that
the fuel system is not susceptible to problems like vapor lock with the
auto fuel.

Tony Woolner wrote:

I am looking at a plane that runs on autogas. I can't use autogas at my
airport.

Why not?

Can you convert a plane back to just flying on 100 ll. He says
he flys it on 100 ll also.

There's no conversion necessary, you can use either/both at any time.

Why not? If it is because the airport authority or the airport manager forbids
it, you'd best be at a completely private airstrip or one that doesn't have a
dime of Federal or State money in it.

Jim


Tony Woolner
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-I am looking at a plane that runs on autogas. I can't use autogas at my
-airport.



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Read it again, Gene. That's what I was telling him. If there is a dime of Fed
or State money in that airport, he CANNOT be prohibited from fueling his own
aircraft.

Jim


Gene Kearns
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:19:11 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:
-
-Why not? If it is because the airport authority or the airport manager
forbids
-it, you'd best be at a completely private airstrip or one that doesn't have a
-dime of Federal or State money in it.
-
-Jim
-
-
-Illogical. The fact that any airport *does* receive Federal money
-binds them to FAR 150 and specifically forbids granting exclusive
-aeronautical rights (i.e., refueling) under penalty of losing the
-Federal dole.



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

I am looking at a plane that runs on autogas. I can't use autogas at my
airport. Can you convert a plane back to just flying on 100 ll. He says
he flys it on 100 ll also.
Thanks in advance!