Who is fighting that fight? AOPA is working with EAGLE and was working with Gami. EAA has no skin in the game. The oil majors would love the headaches associated with lead in their supply chain to go away. Innospec has announced they're getting out.
And again... From our own @PaulMillner
"this guy" actually worked for one of the oil majors as a chemical engineer. Think he knows a bit more than you do.
If that distance is arm's length I suppose. He bought some of it. You would be hard pressed to find a more qualified expert than Paul.
Okay. Lets say you can get an unlimited supply of TEL from China that meets ASTM standards. So what's your plan to change, delay, or cancel the 2030/2032 sunset date of 100LL?
Who precisely is going to do that?
That market will be exactly $0 when TEL is outlawed... as it will be, and there's nothing you or anybody else can do about it. So instead of complaining about the injustice, support the search for a solution and move on.
They are as stubborn as you are.
Whose talking points and who will be leading the charge against "them?"
FYI: if its legal in Mexico and not legal in US, it wont be possible to "ferry" it back.
You need to work on reading comprehension. All I said is that it's going to be banned, nothing anybody can do about it, so accept it and move on. What I want has nothing to do with it.
I need work on many things, as my chica would tell me
So you want someone else to spend their time and money, to give you the ability to use 100LL in your aircraft with no time or money provided by you. Correct?
So what fuel do you currently bring into the US from Mexico that is banned?
Once 100LL is banned. Sure. Just like other things.
Given our weird "frenemy" relationship, the next question is whether they'd be willing to sell it to us and whether our feds are willing to allow it in.
Very few are "pro banning 100LL". (maybe a few). What many people are is pro being able to continue to fly our planes with a fuel that works. G100UL works well for the detonation issues, the material compatibility has been an issue of unknown severity. It's also fully miscible with 100LL which would make the shift pretty straightforward. The two other candidates so far don't have material issues, but are questionable on detonation margin.
But China you're good with?
And this is the point you continue to miss. They already have "banned" 100LL and the current congress has moved on to other more important things. Regardless, as for smuggling in 100LL I dont think you've fully thought that out unless you are the only one who services, maintains, and flies the aircraft. But even that is not a guarantee you wouldnt get caught.
Well maybe try Alaska then as they get an extra 2 years on the ban.
Tilting at windmills today are we?
Australia is much like a warm Alaska. GA plays a much larger role in necessary community functions.
As I said earlier, I don't need an STC as I'm experimental, but ethanol free mogas is not allowed to be sold in my state, nor is it available at any airport I know of within hundreds of miles.
And what makes you so confident considering there's zero history on this? Also, once you fill up your aircraft what makes you so sure a line boy or mechanic won't notice. Then what? Doesn't take a rocket scientist to spot 100LL.
And more knowledgeable than he is.
I suppose you fly a seaplane? Marinas don't help us otherwise. Schlepping a bunch of gas to an airport isn't very workable. And as pointed out by @Dana, ethanol-free automobile gas isn't sold in many places. Please suggest a workable solution rather than something that works for your unique circumstances.
