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TCM'S Turbo And Fuel Initiative
When Teledyne Continental said it wanted to prove that high-performance engines could operate on unleaded fuel a few months back, it generated some doubting glances.
New GA Fuel Promises Better Range, Lower Cost
"Not only can our fuel seamlessly replace the aviation industry's standard petroleum fuel [100LL], it can outperform it," says John Rusek.
Lycoming Announces Auto-Gas Approval Program
Recognizing global concerns about the immediate and long-term availability of aviation-grade 100LL fuel, Lycoming Engines *announced* this week that it is working to get approval for the use of unleaded automotive gasoline for its standard-compression-ratio O-360 and IO-360 product lines.
"Green" Flight Grabs Attention
The FAA and American Airlines have wrapped themselves in the eco banner in selling the benefits of the NextGen airspace system.
Switch to 406!
The International Cospas-Sarsat System has ceased satellite processing of 121.5/243 MHz beacons on 1 February 2009. All beacon owners and users should replace their 121.5/243 MHz beacons with 406 MHz beacons as soon as possible.