Judge Denies G100UL Motion - AVweb Court rules it's "premature" to force the sale of unleaded avgas in California

"A #California judge has ruled that GAMI’s #G100UL unleaded #avgas is not “commercially available” and therefore FBOs and distributors in California cannot be compelled to sell it, particularly to the exclusion of #100LL."

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Judge Denies G100UL Motion Court rules its "premature" to force the sale of unleaded avgas in California

Report on unleaded AVGAS

Anyone interested in where the #aviation world is heading on #unleaded #fuel needs to read this attached warning from #AVweb and Russ Niles:

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Judge Defers CEH/G100UL Ruling It will be at least a couple of weeks before final ruling is issued.

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Although Chatterjee hasn't officially dropped the gavel on this case he's issued a preliminary decision, copied below, that suggests he's going to throw the case out.

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Court Decision On G100UL Use Expected Wednesday Aviation groups, manufacturers and operators are opposing the move.

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A California court will consider whether to compel 17 FBOs and four fuel distributors to sell GAMI G100UL unleaded fuel instead of 100LL on Wednesday, and an enormous effort has been mounted to block that.

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Piper Issues Letter Citing Non-Approval Of STC'd Fuel Manufacturer singled out GAMI G100UL as an example of an unapproved fuel.

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#Piper Aircraft issued a “Customer Communication” this afternoon (Feb. 25) informing Piper operators it does not approve using any fuels that have received FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) in its aircraft.

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EAA Addresses G100UL Use In E-AB Aircraft Association notes that Experimental-Amateur Built aircraft are not included in STCs.

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Last week, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) weighed in on the controversy surrounding G100UL unleaded aviation gasoline from General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI).

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Cirrus Tells Owners Not To Use Unleaded Fuel Cirrus is concerned G100UL may cause structural damage to its airplanes.

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"Cirrus says it doesn't approve of the use of G100UL ... in its SR series aircraft, but G100UL's developer says that position flies in the face of the airframer's own FAA-supervised testing."

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Cirrus Airworthiness Concerns Raised With G100UL A third video on materials compatibility testing by mechanic Michael Luvara was released Wednesday.

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"California A&P Michael Luvara says he's been told by the owner of a Cirrus SR22 that its composite structure has been damaged by exposure to GAMI's G100UL unleaded fuel..."

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AOPA Wants Unleaded Fuel Feedback AOPA has set up a survey page for unleaded fuel users.

#AOPA Wants Unleaded Fuel Feedback - AOPA has set up a survey page for unleaded fuel users

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"The new president of AOPA wants everyone using new unleaded fuels to report their experiences..."

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FAA Looking Into Possible G100UL Fuel Issues FAA inspectors were at a California airport inspecting potential damage reports.

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Inspectors looked at several planes involved at Watsonville Airport south of San Francisco. Various incidents of peeling paint, leaking fuel tanks and even a bent pushrod/seized valve have been reported in various forums.

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GAMI Releases Video Of Fuel Drip Test Founder George Braly says they've been unable to replicate results that caused paint damage.

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General Aviation Modifications Inc. has completed its own version of a 10-day simulation of a slow leak of its G100UL unleaded fuel and no paint damage resulted.

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Fuel/Paint Tests At Odds With One Another California A and P Mike Luvara has posted a second fuel test video he says confirms that G100UL damages paint. GAMI has rebutted with its own test video.

Fuel/Paint Tests At Odds With One Another - California A&P Mike Luvara has posted a second fuel test video he says confirms that G100UL damages paint. GAMI has rebutted with its own test video

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Environmental Group Asks Court To Enforce Unleaded Avgas Consent Agreement If approved by the court, four fuel distributors in California will have to carry G100UL.

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A California Superior Court judge will hear arguments Jan. 28 that could result in 100LL becoming unavailable in California and replaced by GAMI's G100UL unleaded avgas

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