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March 28, 2024
FAA approves unleaded fuel
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On September 1st, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first unleaded fuel found fit to power every spark-ignition engine on every airframe in the general aviation fleet. The process has been long. Here is a link to an earlier approval

The G100UL avgas is the creation of GAMI. Here is a link to a podcast discussing the path the firm went through to achieve its goal.

The creation and approval of G100LL drew industry acclaim from NBAA and AOPA.

Having the fuel approved is the easier part, the tougher part is getting distribution nationwide. California is the most crucial since “some municipalities have prematurely banned the sale of leaded avgas“.  The progress made thus far wasn’t a foregone conclusion, as AvWeb noted as recently as July. In May this year, the EPA announced “evaluate whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare.”

This is big news for the general aviation segment.  As commercial aviation moves towards its net zero goals far off in the future, it is great to see that general aviation is also working towards solutions that improve the environmental impact fo flight.

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