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Title:
Learn About Unleaded Avgas 100LL Fuels in Your Aircraft
Topic:
An Industry Veteran Provides a Technical Review of the Long-Running Effort to Replace 100LL Avgas With an Unleaded Alternative.
Date and Time:
Tuesday, September 3, 2024, starting at 19:00 Pacific Daylight Time Download Calendar File
Speaker(s):
Paul Millner
Brief Description:

For our Sept EAA Chapter 92 meeting, join us for a technical tutorial on the progress, issues, and current status of the long-running and difficult effort to replace the current 100LL avgas with a universally acceptable, but elusive, unleaded alternative.

NOTE: We will also hear a report from our two EAA Air Academy campers, Marcus and Daniel, about their week-long camp this summer in Oshkosh.

The 100LL replacement talk will cover:

  • A brief history of lead phaseout from mogas (automotive gasoline)
  • Early unleaded avgas development efforts
  • FAA launches again: Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative
  • First 100 unleaded STC is granted
  • Other contenders' progress
  • Role of Advocacy - EAGLE
  • Environmental pushback on leaded avgas
  • Current testing status, technical issues
  • Potential strategies to address
Select Number:
WP05131879
Location of Seminar:
Irvine Ranch Water District HQ
15500 Sand Canyon Ave
Community Conference Room
Irvine, CA 92618
Directions to Venue:

On Sand Canyon Avenue between the 5 and 405. Corner of Sand Canyon and Waterworks Way. Turn LEFT after entering parking lot from Sand Canyon.  If entering from Waterworks Way, continue through parking lot to SECOND building.  Follow signs to Community Conference Room in 15500 Sand Canyon building.


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Fly-in Seminar?:
No
Seating:
60 seats at the facility, 52 remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
Contact Information:
JIM RANDALL
Phone: (714) 538-4990
randallj@ix.netcom.com
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):

About our Speaker: Paul Millner

Paul Millner has spent 38 years at Chevron, the last decade involved in unleaded avgas research. Since retiring, he has worked for both AOPA and the FAA on unleaded avgas issues. He has provided pro bono consultation to both Swift founder John Rusek and GAMI.  He has written a dozen articles on unleaded avgas, in AOPA Pilot, Aviation Consumer, and Kitplanes.

Paul is a cofounder of the Cessna Cardinal type club, 25 years ago… and bases his two Cardinals at OAK.

Paul is still involved in unleaded avgas development, and of course attending fun things like Airventure in Oshkosh.

SPONSORED BY:  EAA CHAPTER 92, the DON TAYLOR, ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER; and the FAASTeam

NOTE:  OUR MEETING LOCATION FOR ALL 2024 MEETINGS IS AT THE IRWD COMMUNITY ROOM AT 15500 SAND CANYON AVE IN IRVINE.

NOTE:  This will be an in-person event at IRWD

Hangar talk / refreshments 6:30 to 7 PM.

General membership meeting begins promptly at 7 PM

NOTE: We will also hear a report from our two EAA Air Academy campers from this summer, Marcus and Daniel.

Program begins at approximately 7:15 PM.

 

Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
Basic WINGS
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
AMT
1 Hour Total for AMT
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
Conduct safety event addressing Light Sport/Experimental Amateur Built aircraft
Additional Event Documents:
bullet  WP05131879F.pdf