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- Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:41 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Ethanol, another nail in the coffin of GA
- Replies: 39
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Ethanol does absorb any water that is in a fuel tank. This is a huge advantage for us here in ND, especially in the winter time when water condenses in our fuel tanks. The water burns right through the fuel system of an automobile or gas truck so that at -25F the fuel system does not freeze up. EFI ...
- Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:28 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Ethanol, another nail in the coffin of GA
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27224
What do they power an ethanol plant with? Check out BlueFlintEthanol.com Ten miles from our farm is a coal fired power plant generating electricity. It creates superheated steam to turn the turbine generators and then the steam goes through cooling towers to cool it back into water. This cooling pro...
- Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:17 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Ethanol, another nail in the coffin of GA
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27224
N3243A, Were here to have fun not war :D I haven't read through Cornell and Univ of Cal. Berkeley research. I can tell you for a fact that it costs about $1.80 per bushel to grow corn. This cost of production includes farm equipment, fuel, depreciation, interest on $, transportation, utilities, the ...
- Sat Apr 29, 2006 11:03 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Ethanol, another nail in the coffin of GA
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27224
- Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: OK, time for a stupid question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11977
- Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:33 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Ethanol, another nail in the coffin of GA
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27224
Bruce, Don't leave the 170 Association and please don't sell your 170. I read this website for a year before I decided I wanted a 170 and your one of the more experienced people here. I know money talks and $4plus or $5 fuel is no fun. I do agree your j3 could put the fun back in at 4gph. Congress h...
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Ethanol, another nail in the coffin of GA
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27224
Can we agree that renewable fuels are here to stay? I think yes. Ethanol is high priced now because the infrastructure is way behind the mandates which makes the supply far behind the demand. In ND we have two new ethanol plants being built now, one later this summer and two new biodiesel plants. Th...
- Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Bulk fuel handling and storage
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8826
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:17 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Bulk fuel handling and storage
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8826
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Bulk fuel handling and storage
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8826
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:03 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Bulk fuel handling and storage
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8826
Bulk fuel handling and storage
I have a 250 gallon steel fuel tank and trailer I want to use for 100LL. I bought this used from a guy who had it custom built for fueling planes and it is a real nice little unit. It has a fire extinguisher and ground wire mounted to the trailer. Will 100LL eat a regular farm duty gasoline hose and...
- Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:58 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: New Member Introduction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5449
Perry, I sure am glad you were not looking for a 170 last year. Like you I spent a lot of time researching and reading this website and decided I wanted a 170 and had never seen one. I bought a 170B in Priest River Idaho from Kelly Mahon. He's a great guy and I love this airplane. :D I am new here a...
- Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: circling for purchase landing - A or B arrg!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 28612