354 G100UL Unleaded Fuel on Sale Now; 25 Gallons Free for SF Bay Area Pilots
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🗓️ 1 November 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Max talks with Eric Peterson, Director of Santa Clara County Airports, discussed the landmark arrival of G100UL, an unleaded 100-octane aviation gasoline, at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, making it the first airport in the U.S. to offer GAMI’s G100UL fuel. Santa Clara County, motivated by studies linking lead exposure to nearby airports, decided to phase out leaded fuels in 2022, initially adopting Swift’s UL94 fuel. However, the new G100UL caters to aircraft needing higher-octane fuel, expanding lead-free options for pilots.
To encourage adoption, GAMI is offering incentives: aircraft based at Reid-Hillview and San Martin Airports can receive the required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for free by following certain steps, while Bay Area pilots who buy an STC by November 1 can get 25 gallons of free G100UL. Peterson highlighted challenges in sourcing G100UL due to limited distribution channels, which required direct contracting with the manufacturer Vitol Aviation. Currently priced at $6.99 per gallon, the fuel may decrease in cost once rail delivery becomes available.
With EPA regulations pushing for lead-free aviation fuel, Peterson emphasized that the shift is imminent, positioning Reid-Hillview as a national leader in environmentally sustainable aviation practices.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is a special newsmaker's edition of Aviation News Talk, where we talk with people |
| 0:06.2 | who are making the news. The very first sale of G100 UL unleaded fuel occurred on Wednesday at |
| 0:13.1 | the Retailview Airport in California. And special incentives are in place for local pilots |
| 0:17.8 | who register today, Friday, for up to 25 gallons of free fuel |
| 0:22.5 | tomorrow, Saturday, when they fly to the Reed Hillview Airport. |
| 0:27.3 | Eric Peterson, director of Santa Clara County Airports, tells us about this one-time incentive |
| 0:32.1 | program to jumpstart the sales of G100 UL, and he talks about what your local airport manager needs to do to get G100 |
| 0:40.0 | UL at your airport. |
| 0:42.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk in general aviation. |
| 0:46.1 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:47.0 | I've been flying for 50 years. |
| 0:48.5 | I'm the author of several books and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year, |
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