Southern Maine Aviation adds autogas, Legislature says no to ethanol

The GAfuels Blog is written by two private pilots: Dean Billing, Sisters, Ore., an expert on autogas and ethanol, and Kent Misegades, Cary, N.C., an aerospace engineer, aviation sales rep for U-Fuel, and president of EAA1114. GA pilots in the state of Maine have reason for optimism: The cost of flying there is dropping.  Southern Maine Aviation, the FBO at the Sanford Regional Airport (SFM), now offers 91 AKI octane lead-free, ethanol-free autogas at the price of $4.95/gallon, more than a dollar less than the current average price of avgas in New England of $6.01. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on June 6th, 2011 by Kent Misegades. No comments. © GAN 2011.