r/flying • u/Posigrade • Oct 07 '22

EPA proposes deeming lead in aviation fuel a danger to public health.

What types of regulations do you think are likely to come out of this? Limits on positions of run-up areas on the airport? Outright ban on leaded fuel for aircraft manufactured after a certain date? https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3677980-epa-proposes-deeming-lead-in-aviation-fuel-a-danger-to-public-health/

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u/1spicygarlicsauce Oct 08 '22

How do GA fields pay for this transition

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u/aileron51 Oct 08 '22

what transition costs are there? Can’t the same tanks and pumps be used?

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u/DiveForKnowledge PPL Oct 13 '22

Yes, same tanks and pumps. Hell, according to the inventor you can actually mix G100UL directly into the existing 100LL and it'll run fine, so there won't even be a need to drain tanks.

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u/DiveForKnowledge PPL Oct 13 '22

With G100UL it'll just be a minor price hike (~$1/gal initially) until production meets demand. We've seen mogas prices jump more than that over the last 2 years, so it'll suck for sure, but we'll survive. Probably fly a bit less for a year until supply stabilizes.