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Welp, Brandon did it to us good this time, mandating the addition of MORE ethanol to our automotive fuel, bringing a host of major issues with it!
The U. S Coast Guard has issued a warning to all boaters, not only to NOT purchase gasoline containing more then 10% Ethanol, but that it's also illegal under Fed. Law to use it on the water! In many parts of the country, you cannot buy non ethanol fuel as it is, so there will be NO choice but to park the boats over the summer and beyond!
In addition, the Biden Adm. ordering the increase in Ethanol content will likely cause very costly damage to not only our boat engines, but any/all engines not rated for more then 10% ethanol, so basically NOTHING is safe now! Note, even E-85 compliant automobile and marine engines cannot handle the additional ethanol, let alone small gas engines, and damage will certainly occur, not only voiding any warranty, but in many cases, will leave those most financially insecure with out their automobiles at a time of greater need! THANKS BRANDON!
As most here know, I have my own airplanes, and while we haven't been forced out of our LL-100 Av-Gas yet, that day will come soon, and with Brandon running the big show, it's likely to come sooner then any one will be ready. My own Aircraft are both MOGAS ( Automotive fuel) rated, I.E. the fuel systems of both can handle a certain amount of E-85 type fuel with out damage, BUT, we do not know what the administration might be planning ( Against the advice/recommendations of the FAA and NTSB) or when they will drop this all in our laps, effectively destroying a signiffigent quantity of civil aviation. Expect to see lots of small aircraft for sale soon, nobody knows what the Feds are going to change or when, and there has been no official word on what type of fuel we will be able to get or when, so it's going to be very costly to a bunch of folks to have to wait until we know what and when, and then the mad scramble to do the conversions needed, or simply stop flying and sell it all off at a loss! There has been lots of scuttlebutt around the LL-100 situation, and it's looking more then likely that Brandon will mandate the change over with out due consideration of cause and effect upon the aviation community, they simply don't care!
Rant Off!
The U. S Coast Guard has issued a warning to all boaters, not only to NOT purchase gasoline containing more then 10% Ethanol, but that it's also illegal under Fed. Law to use it on the water! In many parts of the country, you cannot buy non ethanol fuel as it is, so there will be NO choice but to park the boats over the summer and beyond!
In addition, the Biden Adm. ordering the increase in Ethanol content will likely cause very costly damage to not only our boat engines, but any/all engines not rated for more then 10% ethanol, so basically NOTHING is safe now! Note, even E-85 compliant automobile and marine engines cannot handle the additional ethanol, let alone small gas engines, and damage will certainly occur, not only voiding any warranty, but in many cases, will leave those most financially insecure with out their automobiles at a time of greater need! THANKS BRANDON!
As most here know, I have my own airplanes, and while we haven't been forced out of our LL-100 Av-Gas yet, that day will come soon, and with Brandon running the big show, it's likely to come sooner then any one will be ready. My own Aircraft are both MOGAS ( Automotive fuel) rated, I.E. the fuel systems of both can handle a certain amount of E-85 type fuel with out damage, BUT, we do not know what the administration might be planning ( Against the advice/recommendations of the FAA and NTSB) or when they will drop this all in our laps, effectively destroying a signiffigent quantity of civil aviation. Expect to see lots of small aircraft for sale soon, nobody knows what the Feds are going to change or when, and there has been no official word on what type of fuel we will be able to get or when, so it's going to be very costly to a bunch of folks to have to wait until we know what and when, and then the mad scramble to do the conversions needed, or simply stop flying and sell it all off at a loss! There has been lots of scuttlebutt around the LL-100 situation, and it's looking more then likely that Brandon will mandate the change over with out due consideration of cause and effect upon the aviation community, they simply don't care!
Rant Off!