Recent content by John-Paul Townsend

"Who's next" is really a logistical problem with multiple variables. For example, once we have rail cars loaded with fuel going to SoCal, stopping in Arizona or extending to Oregon is easier than supplying New York next. However, if all the New England states suddenly ban 100LL, we'll probably...

The TCDS also says "No. of Seats 2." That doesn't mean that you can take the seats out of your Corvette and put them in your 120. They still have to be the seats that are certified for use in that aircraft. The same is true for fuel, or (almost) any other product.

Correct. By its certification, G100UL is an "aviation gasoline." Jpt (edited for a typo)

eman1200: "Open your mind!" As someone mentioned, the STC sales are part of the effort to fund the deployment of the fuel. Remember, this is all non-taxpayer funded R&D. You think there would be a giant environmental grant for this effort to eliminate lead, but alas, that's not so. It's...

As someone else said, it was similar to how the mogas STCs used a HP based pricing. I'm not sure why, maybe it was just inertia. The idea of fuel capacity is one we thought about. The idea was that you would have a one time fee equal to about what you'd pay for filling your plane up one time...

We floated that option. No one in the FAA or Congress took us seriously.

Airframes and engines are divided into categories based on original certified HP. It's supposed to work out to less than $2 per HP but it's a sliding scale where higher HP engines get more of a break. I think it was originally way over complicated, then over simplified, then complicated again...

Jeff, I have news on that. As of yesterday, the FAA told me that since your engine model was converted from an O-470-(R, S, etc) via the STC process, you'll just get the STC for that base model. Then, just like any aircraft with multiple STCs, it will be up to the installing IA to determine...

I'm not sure where Rough RIver is. I'll be at Sun N Fun, though. We don't yet have the PMA to reproduce the old Osborne parts, but we're very close to obtaining that. Once we do, those will be back in full production. Not that you probably care, but after John Osborne passed away we were in...

Experimental aircraft won't need an STC. You really don't need fuel filler placards, either, but you can get some from us if you'd like or print your own. John-Paul (Edited for odd wording)

That's a little harsh, but I guess that's the kinda thing you get on a public forum where no one uses their real names. Like I posted elsewhere, with or without our involvement, 100LL is going away. You could always develop and certify your own fuel. It took us 12 years and cost millions of...

It's been forever since I've been on here, but I thought I would throw in a few thoughts. 1) As an incentive to adopt the STC before fuel is available, we'd like to offer free replacement engine STCs to the original purchaser for a period of 10 years. That offer is currently set to expire 1...

Dave, I highly recommend Woodland Aviation in the Sacramento area (Davis). They are top notch, and can perform and evaluate the lean test. They are known more for Bonanza work, I think, but they can work on anything.' Thanks, John-Paul

Dave, There is a GAMI Dealer network. That really includes anyone who is listed with us as a retailer, regardless of their product knowledge level. However, over time, we have gotten to know a lot of really great shops over the years and can often point someone to a very knowledgeable...

There have been a couple of posts mentioning the calibration of the probes. That calibration WON'T affect WHEN the cylinders reach peak EGT. That is all that is important for the injector tuning, not the absolute value. So the calibration isn't important. However, verifying that all the...