222 Unleaded Fuel G100UL Update - with George Braly + GA News
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🗓️ 28 February 2022
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222 Max talks with George Braly of GAMI about his new G100UL unleaded avgas for piston engines. George talks about the recent FAA audit of the fuel testing and reveals which piston engines will work with the new fuel. He also talks about where it will become available first. He also talks about the FAA's EAGLE initiative to convert to unleaded fuels by 2020.
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| 0:00.0 | they went into incredible detail. |
| 0:05.5 | You almost could not imagine. |
| 0:07.9 | I mean, |
| 0:08.2 | they were down to the point of asking questions about footnotes |
| 0:11.7 | and chemical analysis that had been done in a laboratory in Germany. |
| 0:16.6 | I mean, |
| 0:17.6 | you got to give them a lot of credit for thoroughness. And lo and behold, it was a |
| 0:24.6 | completely clean audit. That's George Brawley talking about his new G100 UL unleaded fuel. And if you |
| 0:30.7 | fly any piston powered aircraft, you might be wondering, will unleaded fuel work in your engine? |
| 0:36.1 | In what part of the country will get it |
| 0:37.5 | first? |
| 0:38.5 | Today we'll answer those questions and more. |
| 0:40.6 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk in general aviation, with |
| 0:44.8 | relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:48.7 | Hi, Max Ruscott. |
| 0:50.0 | Last week in episode 21, we talked with Rob Mark about the tragic crash of a Pilates, |
| 0:55.6 | three miles off the coast of North Carolina, that killed eight people, including 14s. |
| 1:00.5 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at aviationnewstalk.com |
| 1:04.6 | slash 221. |
| 1:06.4 | This week, during the news, we'll update you on that accident. |
| 1:10.0 | Later, we'll talk with George Brawley about unleaded fuel, and later we'll have some of your |
| 1:13.9 | emails and comments. Thanks so much for sending those as I love hearing from you and sharing them |
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