The Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA),\nExperimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and General Aviation Manufacturers\nAssociation (GAMA) congratulate General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (GAMI) for\nits G100UL unleaded aviation fuel receiving the FAA\u2019s approval of a\nSupplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the fuel\u2019s use in certain Lycoming\nO-320, O-360 and IO-360 piston engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GAMI, an Oklahoma-based company, has dedicated years\nresearching and developing an unleaded aviation fuel. The STC for use of GAMI\u2019s\nproprietary high-octane unleaded avgas, G100UL, is currently for a limited\nnumber of normally aspirated 4-cylinder engines and is a constructive step\nforward in the development of an unleaded avgas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The general aviation industry\u2019s ultimate goal is an FAA\nfleet-wide authorization for a practical unleaded avgas that can replace 100LL\nwith no negative impact on safety and the general aviation community. All three\nassociations collectively acknowledge GAMI\u2019s G100UL fuel STC approval and\nsupport further evaluation and testing to determine the fuel\u2019s full potential\nand what it has to offer the general aviation community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis STC is a positive step as we seek a fleet-wide\nsolution for an FAA approved unleaded fuel,\u201d said AOPA President and CEO Mark\nBaker. \u201cWe look forward to learning more about how the STC will be used, and\nnext steps in expanding the number of engines that can safely take advantage of\nit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe commend GAMI for its hard work and commitment to producing\na high-octane unleaded avgas and support its continued testing on a broader\nrange of engines and airframes,\u201d said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce. \u201cWhile\nthis STC is a start, demonstrating the safety and viability of a high-octane\nfuel as a replacement for 100LL requires significant testing on high\nperformance engines, as well as certain airplanes and helicopters at the most\ndemanding boundary of the performance envelope encompassing the existing fleet\nof aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe appreciate GAMI\u2019s long-standing commitment to addressing\nthe immense technical challenges of replacing leaded high-octane avgas with an\nunleaded solution intended to satisfy the safety and performance needs of the\nfleet,\u201d said EAA President and CEO Jack Pelton. \u201cThis STC is a positive first\nstep and we look forward to GAMI\u2019s continued efforts to add additional engines\nand ideally working toward a path for fleet-wide authorization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AOPA, EAA and GAMA have partnered with the FAA and other\nindustry associations in establishing the Piston Aircraft Fuels Initiative\n(PAFI), to reach the goal of a safe and viable unleaded avgas that could\nreplace 100LL and maintain the utility of the existing fleet of GA aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PAFI provides an avenue to test and evaluate potential fuel\ncandidates against the safety and airworthiness needs of the existing fleet of\nengines and aircraft. There are currently other fuels being evaluated as\npotential replacement candidates. The PAFI process is available to all fuel\nofferors to provide both an efficient means for technical support from key\nstakeholders as well as to help enable a timely, cost-effective approach to\naddress the entire fleet through an FAA fleetwide authorization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) congratulate General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (GAMI) for its G100UL unleaded aviation fuel receiving the FAA\u2019s approval of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the fuel\u2019s use in certain Lycoming O-320, O-360 and IO-360 piston engines. GAMI, an Oklahoma-based […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-oklahoma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19025,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19024\/revisions\/19025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}