Behind the Scenes of GAMI's Unleaded Avgas

George Braly, Co-Founder of General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (GAMI) headquartered in Ada, Oklahoma, gives a behind the scenes look at the facility where their unleaded G100UL avgas has been being developed and tested for nearly 10 years. Braly explains what the next steps are in the certification process for the fuel.


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[nvonalven]

Let’s flex the AOPA membership muscle a little to get this done!

[andrewpayne]

Hopefully the bureaucracy at the FAA gets this done. Has been decades of work and pilots owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Braly and GAMI.

[thefamilythatfliestogether]

Yes, please get this 100UL out to airports where 100LL sales have been banned. As Reid Hillview is my home airport I can attest to the significant safety issues of not having fuel on the airport as well as the significant pain it is to always have to fuel up at my destination.

Currently the banning of sales of 100LL at any airport is the most significant threat to the freedom of GA to fly. It would be real nice if the FAA stopped dragging their feet on a fuel that has already long proven itself. The longer the FAA takes the more likely GA airports will be shut down. The more GA airports shut down the harder and more expensive it will be to train new pilots for the pilot shortage.

[glennstubbs]

Pay for the STC, pay more than a dollar more per gallon. Wow. We are truly blessed. Glad I have a MOGAS STC.

[Workstupidyoutub]

I’m a big supporter of getting rid of TEL. I hope that Congress and the FAA can see the importance of this. If I were in office, I would make this a huge part of my job. Thank you.

[deani]

Time and logistics!? This is about big industry money and politics, and AOPA is not helping by feeding and delaying this with their multi-player committee shenanigans.

[Triple_J.]

Fly experimental.
Use whatever fuel you want, that works in your engine.

93 octane is plenty for 8.5:1 compression ratio, as long as your not running near 500f cylinder head temps.

[ronaldvanengen]

Will be curious how they enforce that STC at the pumps!! My Guess is the STC will get tied to your aircrafts airworthiness certificate
Cause tons of Folks will pump it without that STC.
And Curious if it Fungability
With Car Gasoline ⛽️
DeltaHawk uses JetA
And everyone is waiting on George Bye of Bye Aviation to get those Electric motors certified. Then everyone will fly Electric aka Teslas in the Skies!! ❤😊
Electric is the Future

[tomdchi]

As much as we all would love for everything to happen over night, frankly, it's amazing that regulatory approval is moving this fast! (assuming it doesn't grind to a halt, of course.) It will be great when there is a good cross section of aircraft and engines "in the wild" that have multiple years running this stuff. I'm very hopeful that this works well.

[DanFrederiksen]

It didn't have an STC for turboplanes but it does work in turboplanes?

[blueskies]

We all need to know the name: Clair Patterson PHD geochemistry.

[CreeperOnYourHouse]

"Has been working on this avgas for 10 years"

No, he spent less than 1 year, and they took 9 years to approve it.

[DNModels]

Living proof that individuals make the progress, while the government drags it.

[DWBurns]

I am extremely pro unleaded gas for my Piper Arrow, not because I am a crazy tree hugger but I want my engine to live longer. Aircraft fueled with 100LL must use inferior oil to handle the lead that gets into the oil. This oil does not lubricate as well as moderne automotive full synthetic oils. Professionally I am a meteorologist but for fun I have a 1, 000HP Chevy LS that is supercharged and has produced 1, 000HP for 200, 000 miles in a 1 ton truck. I know the power can be made on pump gas with fuel additives that are not alcohol, I use MMT to get 116 octane for max power runs all with the catalytic converters still working. I cannot explain the science behind the oils, I just know my race engine makes power and has no sludge in the oil pan.
I fear our .gov is trying to end private aviation by killing off GA’s fuel.

[TheCraftedMine]

Why does it seem like the FAA does nothing but interrupt and suffocate progress and innovation?

[zapfanzapfan]

No more spraying the country side with neurotoxins, finally!

[stacycastillo]

Nice if it lasts without going bad for ever like the fuels of the last fifty do not

[stacycastillo]

Yes but will not go bad for ever like all of our previous fuels never did?

[javev]

A 800hp Dodge Demon uses unleaded fuel, so does the Corvette, Porsche, Etc with hundreds of horsepower

[foesfly]

Regardless of many advantages this fuel could bring, to small aircraft owners and air-breathing humans, I’m afraid Pelosi, Schumer, Nadler and the potato have to get a cut before congress will support it.