_ETHANOL RAMPANT, MOGAS USERS WARNED_ (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1111-full.html#197788) AOPA is warning aircraft owners who normally use automotive fuel purchased off the airport to test the gas for ethanol even if the pump doesn't say there's alcohol in the fuel. The federal government mandate to increase the use of renewable fuels in gasoline blends has prompted some companies to add ethanol without notification and that can be dangerous for aircraft engines. "While AOPA has successfully prevented ethanol from being blended with avgas, there are limits to what the general aviation industry can do to prevent auto gasoline from being blended," AOPA said on its _Web site_ (http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2008/080429ethanol.html) In Idaho, pure gasoline is apparently so rare that it's no longer available at some airports. "What I'm hearing from my members is that they cannot find ethanol-free auto gas on airports anywhere," Idaho Aviation Aviation Association Director Ken Jackson said in an email to AVweb. "Their choices now are to switch to 100LL, run contaminated fuel, or hang it up." _More..._ (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1111-full.html#197788)
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